%0 Journal Article
%@ 01652370
%A Aqsha, A.
%A Tijani, M.M.
%A Moghtaderi, B.
%A Mahinpey, N.
%D 2017
%F scholars:8689
%I Elsevier B.V.
%J Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis
%K 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
%P 201-208
%R 10.1016/j.jaap.2017.03.022
%T Catalytic pyrolysis of straw biomasses (wheat, flax, oat and barley) and the comparison of their product yields
%U https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/8689/
%V 125
%X 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 °C 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). © 2017 Elsevier B.V.
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