Production of char from hornbeam sawdust and its performance evaluation in the dye removal

ATEŞ F., TEZCAN ÜN Ü.

JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS, vol.103, pp.159-166, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 103
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jaap.2013.01.021
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.159-166
  • Keywords: Sawdust, Pyrolysis, Char, Disperse dye, Adsorption, FAST PYROLYSIS, BIO-OIL, ACTIVATED CARBON, AQUEOUS-SOLUTION, BIOMASS SAMPLES, DISPERSE DYE, TEMPERATURE, ADSORPTION, EQUILIBRIUM, ADSORBENT
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Hornbeam sawdust was used as a biomass sample in the experiments involving char production. Within this purpose, a slow pyrolysis of the biomass sample was carried out in a fixed-bed reactor. The chemical characteristics of the chars obtained at 500, 600, 700 and 800 degrees C were identified by FTIR, BET and SEM analyses. The results of the analyses indicate that the properties of char greatly depend on the pyrolysis temperature. The higher the temperatures reached, the greater the amount of porous material obtained.