@article{scholars8689,
           pages = {201--208},
           title = {Catalytic pyrolysis of straw biomasses (wheat, flax, oat and barley) and the comparison of their product yields},
          volume = {125},
             doi = {10.1016/j.jaap.2017.03.022},
       publisher = {Elsevier B.V.},
            year = {2017},
         journal = {Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis},
            note = {cited By 40},
          author = {Aqsha, A. and Tijani, M. M. and Moghtaderi, B. and Mahinpey, N.},
        keywords = {Biofuels; Biogas; Biomass; Catalysts; Chemical reactors; Flax; Linen; Yarn; Zeolites, Catalytic pyrolysis; Devolatilization; Fixed bed reactor; Product yields; Proximate analysis; Thermogravimetric analyzers; Volatile; Zeolite catalyst, Pyrolysis},
            issn = {01652370},
             url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85017462212&doi=10.1016\%2fj.jaap.2017.03.022&partnerID=40&md5=e6d709be44f73a20a846382e0ad1d48f},
        abstract = {In this study, the pyrolysis of several Canadian straw biomasses was studied using a thermogravimetric analyzer and a bench-scale horizontal fixed-bed reactor, in order to better understand the devolatilization process and to obtain information about the product yields of these biomasses. The straw biomasses were converted through pyrolysis performed in a fixed-bed reactor at temperatures of 500{\^A} {\^A}oC to study the influence of the feedstock on product yields. The effects of various catalysts on product yields are also discussed. When using zeolite catalysts, the bio-oil and bio-char yields of the straw pyrolysis were increased to 46.44 and 38.77, respectively, while the bio-gas yield was decreased to 13.65. The use of catalyst zeolite ZY-SS had the most significant effect on overall bio-oil and bio-char yields, increasing the bio-oil yield by about 2 and the bio-char yield by 8. This catalyst had the most significant effect on the pyrolysis of flax straw, where the bio-oil yield was increased to 46.44. In the pyrolysis of oat straw, the use of the catalyst consistently decreased the bio-gas yield; however, the bio-oil yield increased the most significantly (43.32) with the use of catalyst zeolite ZY-NS. The use of zeolite ZY-NS also increased the bio-oil yield during the pyrolysis of barley straw (43.03). {\^A}{\copyright} 2017 Elsevier B.V.}
}