Fast pyrolysis of sunflower-pressed bagasse: Effects of sweeping gas flow rate

Gercel H., Putun E.

ENERGY SOURCES, vol.24, no.5, pp.451-460, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 24 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2002
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/00908310252889951
  • Journal Name: ENERGY SOURCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.451-460
  • Keywords: biomass, sunflower-pressed bagasse, fixed-bed reactor, pyrolysis, bio-oil, energy, FIXED-BED PYROLYSIS, TURKISH OIL SHALES, EUPHORBIA-RIGIDA, SAMPLE CONFIGURATION, STRUCTURAL-ANALYSIS, HYDROGEN PRESSURE, BIOMASS PYROLYSIS, BIO-OIL, HYDROPYROLYSIS, YIELDS
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Sunflower (Helianthus annus L.)-pressed bagasse pyrolysis experiments were performed in a fixed-bed tubular reactor. The effects of nitrogen flow rate and final pyrolysis temperature on the pyrolysis product yields and chemical compositions have been investigated. The maximum bio-oil yield of 52.85 wt% was obtained in a nitrogen atmosphere and a nitrogen flow rate of 50 cm(3) min(-1) and at a pyrolysis temperature of 550degrees C and heating rate of 5degrees C s(-1). The chemical characterization has shown that the oil obtained from sunflower-pressed bagasse may be potentially valuable as fuel and chemical feedstocks.