@article{scholars5455, year = {2014}, pages = {57--62}, journal = {Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis}, publisher = {Elsevier B.V.}, doi = {10.1016/j.jaap.2013.12.009}, volume = {106}, note = {cited By 88}, title = {Catalytic pyrolysis of paddy husk in a drop type pyrolyzer for bio-oil production: The role of temperature and catalyst}, issn = {01652370}, author = {Naqvi, S. R. and Uemura, Y. and Yusup, S. B.}, abstract = {The present research encompasses the impact of temperature and catalyst on the properties of bio-oils and on product yield for the pyrolysis of rice husk. Fast pyrolysis of paddy husks was conducted in a drop type pyrolyzer to study the influence of pyrolysis temperature 350-600 C on products yield and properties. In order to investigate the effect of catalyst, experiments were carried out for a wide range of ratios (0.5-2) of biomass at the pyrolysis temperature of 450 C. The presence of catalyst culminated in less bio-oil yield coupled with higher calorific values and high water contents in comparison to non-catalytic pyrolysis. Furthermore under dehydration and mild pyrolysis conditions the higher amount of catalyst resulted in bio-oil having high water and acidic contents. Oxygen removal degree was used to evaluate the oxygen content transferred from parent biomass to the obtained bio-oil. The ratio 0.5 showed the highest de-oxygenation degree (84.6). The bio-oil produced at this ratio contained high phenol, phenolic compounds and less carbonyl and acidic contents. The bio-oil characterization (with and without catalyst) was evaluated and reported in terms of CHN/O and GC-MS (phenol, phenol derivatives, ketones, furans and aliphatic compounds). {\^A}{\copyright} 2013 Elsevier B.V.}, keywords = {Biofuels; Catalysts; Drops; Ketones; Oxygen; Oxygenation; Phenols, Bio oil; Catalytic pyrolysis; Deoxygenations; Paddy husks; Physio-chemical properties, Pyrolysis}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84896726907&doi=10.1016\%2fj.jaap.2013.12.009&partnerID=40&md5=8015a537d5d2c9216a9c2ad14dfa0586} }