%0 Journal Article
%@ 15567036
%A Mahmood, H.
%A Moniruzzaman, M.
%A Yusup, S.
%A Khan, M.I.
%A Khan, M.J.
%D 2016
%F scholars:6919
%I Taylor and Francis Inc.
%J Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects
%K Biofuels; Biomass; Computer simulation; Isotherms; Kinetic theory; Kinetics; MATLAB; Newsprint; Optimization; Runge Kutta methods; Sewage sludge, Bio oil; Biomass pyrolysis; Comparative studies; Identical conditions; Kinetic modeling; Non-isothermal condition; Optimum parameters; Thermo-kinetic models, Pyrolysis
%N 14
%P 2065-2071
%R 10.1080/15567036.2015.1007404
%T Kinetic modeling and optimization of biomass pyrolysis for bio-oil production
%U https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/6919/
%V 38
%X Thermo-kinetic models for biomass pyrolysis were simulated under both isothermal and non-isothermal conditions to predict the optimum parameters for bio-oil production. A comparative study for wood, sewage sludge, and newspaper print pyrolysis was conducted. The models were numerically solved by using the fourth order Runge�Kutta method in Matlab-7. It was also observed that newspaper print acquired least pyrolysis time to attain optimum bio-oil yield followed by wood and sewage sludge under the identical conditions of temperature and heating rate. Thus, at 10 K/min, the optimum pyrolysis time was 21.0, 23.8, and 42.6 min for newspaper print, wood, and sewage sludge, respectively, whereas the maximum bio-oil yield predicted was 68, 52, and 36, respectively. © 2016 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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