TY - CONF VL - 13 UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84904961507&doi=10.1051%2fmatecconf%2f20141306008&partnerID=40&md5=fa4e2630e988446d5cf8e12aaa7d8fc9 CY - Kuala Lumpur N2 - The pyrolytic behavior of evolved gases from date palm seeds (DPSs) were measured to gain insight into the mechanism of DPSs pyrolysis. Six different cultivars were used in this study, namely Deglet nour, Piarom, Suffry, Safawi, Mabroom and Aliya. A thermo-gravimetric analyzer (TGA) and a real-time gas analyzer (GA) were used to calculate the mass losses and the mole fraction of evolved gases, respectively. DPSs samples were pyrolyzed in an inert atmosphere condition using argon with a purge rate of 100 mL/minute. The samples were subjected to non-isothermal operation. An independent single model and parallel reaction model were adopted to interpret the empirical data collected from TGA and GA, respectively. The results reveled that there are three types of pyrolysis zones depending on the main constituents of every cultivars. Moreover, the potentialty of the zones in controlling the pyrolysis behavior was noticeable. The dominant hydrocarbon species in DPSs were CO and CH4 (40 to 50 higher than the rest of species). The mole fraction of CO was 2 to 4 times higher than the mole fraction of CO2. The activation energy and frequency factor of DPSs evolved species showed that Mabroom has the highest activation energy regarding H2 (63.21kJ/mol) and CO (74.32 kJ/mol). © 2014 Owned by the authors, published by EDP Sciences. ID - scholars5109 N1 - cited By 2; Conference of 4th International Conference on Production, Energy and Reliability, ICPER 2014 ; Conference Date: 3 June 2014 Through 5 June 2014; Conference Code:106620 AV - none TI - The pyrolysis behavior of evolved species from date palm seeds Y1 - 2014/// KW - Activation energy; Carbon dioxide; Plants (botany) KW - Empirical data; Frequency factors; Hydrocarbon species; Inert atmospheres; Parallel reaction models; Pyrolysis zone; Real-time gas analyzers; Thermogravimetric analyzers KW - Pyrolysis SN - 2261236X PB - EDP Sciences A1 - Babiker, M.E. A1 - Aziz, A.R.A. A1 - Heikal, M. A1 - Yusup, S. ER -