Journal
JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS
Volume 124, Issue -, Pages 568-575Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2017.01.017
Keywords
CaO; Pyrolysis; Catalyst; Jatropha residues
Funding
- National Metal and Materials Technology Center, Thailand [MT-B-58-CER-07-308-I]
- Grant for International Research Integration: Chula Research Scholar, Ratchadaphisek Sompoch Endowment Fund
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Lime mud, the industrial waste from pulp and paper mills, was used as a raw material for preparing calcium oxide (CaO)-based catalysts. Lime mud was heated at 1000 degrees C to transform it into active CaO and then modified by adding 5 wt% Fe or Ni (as nitrates) using the wet impregnation method and calcining to form the Fe/CaO and Ni/Cao catalysts. The fast pyrolysis of Jatropha residues to bio-oil with no catalyst and with the derived CaO, Fe/CaO and Ni/CaO catalysts was studied using an analytical pyrolysis-GC/MS at 500 degrees C at a biomass: catalyst ratio of 1:1 and 1:5. A Jatropha residue: catalyst ratio of 1:5 was more optimal for enhancing aliphatic hydrocarbon production and decreasing the amount of oxygenated and N-containing compounds. The presence of the CaO catalyst completely eliminated the undesirable acids and sugars in the bio-oil, significantly decreased N-containing compounds and considerably promoted the formation of aliphatic hydrocarbons up to 37.3%. The Fe/CaO and Ni/CaO catalysts further increased the selectivity for aliphatic hydrocarbons, and reduced aldehyde formation compared to with CaO, with Ni/CaO being the best catalyst for hydrocarbon selectivity (47.5%). Overall, these CaO-based catalysts derived from industrial lime mud waste can be used for catalytic fast pyrolysis applications. (C) 2017 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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