TY  - JOUR
N2  - Comparison between industrial waste coal bottom ash catalyst and commercial catalysts (nickel and natural zeolite) in catalytic pyrolysis of rice husk were investigated in this study. Characterization through X-ray fluorescence (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) and energy disperse X-ray analysis (EDX), and Brunauerâ??Emmettâ??Teller analysis (BET) were carried out to understand the physiochemical activity of the catalysts in pyrolysis of rice husk. The catalyst to rice husk ratio of 0.1 was pyrolyzed in the temperature range of 323â??1173 K using thermogravimetric analyzer coupled with mass spectrometer (TGA-MS) equipment to investigate the effect of catalysts in thermal degradation behavior of biomass and syngas production. The study revealed that lowest coke formation (3.65 wt) associated with high syngas (68.3 vol) were attained in catalytic pyrolysis using coal bottom ash catalyst compared to nickel and natural zeolite catalysts. Moreover, the hydrogen concentration had increased 8.4 vol in catalytic pyrolysis of rice husk using coal bottom ash catalyst compared to non-catalytic pyrolysis. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd
ID  - scholars10280
KW  - Ash handling; Ashes; Coal; Coal industry; Energy dispersive X ray analysis; Nickel; Photodegradation; Pyrolysis; Scanning electron microscopy; Synthesis gas; Synthesis gas manufacture; X ray diffraction analysis; Zeolites
KW  -  Bottom ash; Catalytic pyrolysis; Rice husk; Syn-gas; TGA-MS
KW  -  Catalyst activity
KW  -  Coal; Nickel; Pyrolysis; Scanning Electron Microscopy; X Ray Analysis
Y1  - 2018///
JF  - Energy Conversion and Management
A1  - Loy, A.C.M.
A1  - Yusup, S.
A1  - Lam, M.K.
A1  - Chin, B.L.F.
A1  - Shahbaz, M.
A1  - Yamamoto, A.
A1  - Acda, M.N.
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85044587613&doi=10.1016%2fj.enconman.2018.03.063&partnerID=40&md5=3680b475d30198fb5b4c2ba5fcca4a37
VL  - 165
AV  - none
N1  - cited By 96
SP  - 541
TI  - The effect of industrial waste coal bottom ash as catalyst in catalytic pyrolysis of rice husk for syngas production
PB  - Elsevier Ltd
SN  - 01968904
EP  - 554
ER  -