TY  - JOUR
PB  - North Carolina State University
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84940828653&doi=10.15376%2fbiores.10.2.2681-2690&partnerID=40&md5=1a1e5af26a6f2ccbc91cf72c1a86d1e1
TI  - Novel method for the determination of water content and higher heating value of pyrolysis oil
SN  - 19302126
ID  - scholars6284
A1  - Mohammed, I.Y.
A1  - Kazi, F.K.
A1  - Abakr, Y.A.
A1  - Yusuf, S.
A1  - Razzaque, M.A.
Y1  - 2015///
N1  - cited By 13
SP  - 2681
IS  - 2
N2  - This research provides a novel approach for the determination of water content and higher heating value of pyrolysis oil. Pyrolysis oil from Napier grass was used in this study. Water content was determined with pH adjustment using a Karl Fischer titration unit. An equation for actual water in the oil was developed and used, and the results were compared with the traditional Karl Fischer method. The oil was found to have between 42 and 64 moisture under the same pyrolysis condition depending on the properties of the Napier grass prior to the pyrolysis. The higher heating value of the pyrolysis oil was determined using an oil-diesel mixture, and 20 to 25 wt of the oil in the mixture gave optimum and stable results. A new model was developed for evaluation of higher heating value of dry pyrolysis oil. The dry oil has higher heating values in the range between 19 and 26 MJ/kg. The developed protocols and equations may serve as a reliable alternative means for establishing the actual water content and the higher heating value of pyrolysis oil.
VL  - 10
JF  - BioResources
AV  - none
EP  - 2690
KW  - Heating; Mixtures; Water content
KW  -  Higher heating value; Karl Fischer method; Karl Fischer Titration; Method; PH adjustment; Pyrolysis oil
KW  -  Calorific value
ER  -