relation: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/6230/ title: The Role of Zeolite Structure and Acidity in Catalytic Deoxygenation of Biomass Pyrolysis Vapors creator: Naqvi, S.R. creator: Uemura, Y. creator: Yusup, S. creator: Sugiur, Y. creator: Nishiyama, N. creator: Naqvi, M. description: Catalytic upgrading of paddy husk was performed over 10-MR zeolites (MCM-22, ITQ-2 and ZSM-5) in a drop type fixed-bed reactor. This work investigated the role of structure and acidity of zeolites on pyrolysis-oil yield and degree of deoxygenation. Catalytic pyrolysis experiments were carried out at the catalyst/biomass ratio (0.05-0.5) at temperature of 450°C. The oil yield decreased by using catalyst and this decrease oil yield is attributed to catalytic cracking of bio-oil vapor on the catalyst. The route for deoxygenation of pyrolysis vapors was identified to be dehydration, decarboxylation and decarboxylation. ITQ-2 showed high degree of deoxygenation as compare to MCM-22 which is due to more accessible external active sites of ITQ-2. The organics yield in pyrolysis oil was highest with ZSM-5 in comparison with other zeolites. © 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. publisher: Elsevier Ltd date: 2015 type: Conference or Workshop Item type: PeerReviewed identifier: Naqvi, S.R. and Uemura, Y. and Yusup, S. and Sugiur, Y. and Nishiyama, N. and Naqvi, M. (2015) The Role of Zeolite Structure and Acidity in Catalytic Deoxygenation of Biomass Pyrolysis Vapors. In: UNSPECIFIED. relation: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84947067761&doi=10.1016%2fj.egypro.2015.07.126&partnerID=40&md5=fe9b50c0ca2cd75493872bab760620a5 relation: 10.1016/j.egypro.2015.07.126 identifier: 10.1016/j.egypro.2015.07.126