Bio-oil from Jackfruit Peel Waste

Fossil fuels such as petroleum, charcoal, and natural gas sources are the main energy sources at present, but considering their natural limitation in availability and the fact that they are not renewable, there exists a growing need of developing bio-fuel production. Biomass has received considerable attention as a sustainable feedstock that can replace diminishing fossil fuels for the production of energy, especially for the transportation sector. JackfruitwasteisabundantinIndonesiamake itpotentiallyas one of thegreenrefineryfeedstockforthe manufacture ofbio-fuel.As intermediate of bio-fuel,jackfruitpeelsisprocessed intobio-oil. Pyrolysis, a thermochemical conversion process under oxygen-absent condition is an attractive way to convert biomass into bio- oil.In this study, the pyrolysis experiments were carried out ina fixed-bedreactor at a range of temperature of400-600 °C, heating rate range between 10-50 °C/min, and a range of nitrogen flow between 2-4litre/min. The aims of this work were to explore the effects of pyrolysis conditions and to identify the optimum condition for obtaining the highest bio-oil yield.The effect of nitrogen flow rate and heating rate on the yield of bio-oil were insignificant. The most important parameter in the bio-oil production was the temperature of the pyrolysis process.The yield of bio-oil initially increased with temperature (up to 550 °C) then further increase of temperature resulting in the decreased of bio-oil yield. Results showed that the highest bio-oil yield (52.6%)wasobtainedat 550 °C with nitrogen flow rate of 4L/min and heating rate of 50 °C/min. The thermal degradation of jackfruit peel was also studied using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Gas chromatography (GC-MS) was used to identify the organic fraction of bio-oil. The water content in the bio-oil product was determined by volumetric Karl-Fischer titration. The physicochemical properties of bio-oil produced from pyrolysis of jackfruit peels such as gross calorific value, pH, kinematic viscosity, density, sulfur content, ash content, pour point and flash point were determined and compared to ASTM standard of bio-oil (ASTM 7544).     

微拟球藻脂肪热解及对全组分制备生物油的影响

以酸水解法从微拟球藻中提取的粗脂肪为原料,在管式裂解炉中考察不同热解温度下脂肪单组分的热解规律及对微拟球藻全组分各相产率及生物油性能的影响。利用热重分析仪分别考察粗脂肪及全组分的热失重特性,并求出相应的动力学参数。结果表明,脂肪热解能够提高全组分热解有机相产率并改善油品性能。随着温度的升高,粗脂肪与全组分热解后的有机相产率及油品性能的变化趋势相同,且生物油性能均在600℃时达到最佳。经热解,粗脂肪中含氧化合物含量降低,脂肪烃含量显著增加。对比全组分热解,粗脂肪热解后的油品脱氧率及氢、碳元素比例更高,因而增加全组分中脂肪的含量能够促进油品性能的进一步提高。对粗脂肪及全组分的热重数据进行计算,发现两者均满足二级化学反应机理,粗脂肪、全组分的活化能与指前因子分别为64.34 k J/mol与2.94×105min-1,48.13 k J/mol与2.96×103min-1。     

固体酸改质生物油的研究

利用乙酸和乙醇生成乙酸乙酯的酯化反应为模型反应，筛选得到催化活性最好的固体酸催化剂40％SiO2/TiO2SO42－。 在一定的反应条件下，添加固体酸催化剂和溶剂，生物油的品质得到提高，热值提高了50.7％，运动黏度降低到原来的10％，密度降低了22.6％。生物油改质前后的GC MS分析表明，固体酸可以将生物油中含有的有机羧酸转化为酯类，如甲酸酯、乙酸酯等，使生物油中的羧酸组分发生了催化酯化反应，改善了生物油的品质，生物油物理化学性能得到明显的提高。3A分子筛对生物油的脱水作用不显著，对酸性、密度、黏度等方面影响较小。     

Utilization of camellia oleifera shell for production of valuable products by pyrolysis

Camellia oleifera shell is used as the feedstock to prepare the valuable products by pyrolysis using microwave heating at 400-800 °C. The yield of pyrolysis product is influenced by pyrolysis temperature, which indicates that high pyrolysis temperature promotes to generate bio-gas and restrains the production of biochar. However, pyrolysis temperature little influences the yield of bio-oil. The main compound of bio-oil is phenols, hydrocarbons, ketones, aldehydes and furans, respectively. While, bio-oil produced at 600 °C has as high as 78 % of phenols, which has potential application in chemical industries. The pyrolysis temperature has significantly influenced the composition and heating value of bio-gas. The maximum heating value of bio-gas is 12.44 MJ/Nm³, which is achieved at 600 °C. The physiochemical properties of biochar are also influenced by pyrolysis temperature. Biochar could be used as an adsorbent to adsorb Ag⁺ from aqueous solution, which is formed the value-added ABiochar composite by reduction. The adsorption and reduction process of Ag⁺ are investigated. While, ABiochar composite can be used as the catalyst for methylene blue degradation. ABiochar composite can be also used in the lithium ion battery cathode material for energy storage.     

生物油酸性组分分离精制研究

生物油因水分含量高和呈酸性未能作为高品位能源直接规模化应用。利用分子蒸馏技术将生物油水分与酸性组分作为整体对象进行分离,既得到生物油酸性组分富集馏分,又获得了水分含量低、酸性较弱与热值较高的精制生物油Ⅰ（蒸馏重质馏分）与精制生物油Ⅱ（常温冷凝馏分）。同时,具体考察了精制前后生物油的pH值、热值和水分等参数的变化规律。研究表明,生物油的水分与酸性组分得到有效分离,精制生物油Ⅰ和Ⅱ的低级羧酸含量从原始生物油的18.85%分别降低至0.96%和2.2%     

酸性离子交换树脂催化酯化改质生物油的研究

以磺酸型离子交换树脂为催化剂, 在模型反应的基础上, 探讨了该催化剂在稻壳裂解油及其轻质馏分的催化酯化改质过程中的活性和效果, 并通过气-质联用仪对酯化前后的生物油进行了成分分析. 结果表明, 酯化过程中采用的催化剂可以方便地分离和循环使用; 生物油中的有机酸顺利地转化为相应的酯类(主要为乙酸乙酯). 通过催化酯化改质后, 两种生物油的理化特性均得到了有效改善, 热值分别由16.80和12.76 MJ/kg提高到20.08和18.33 MJ/kg, 相应提高了19.5%和43.6%; 黏度分别由11.83和1.42 mm²/s, 下降到3.77和1.12 mm²/s; 水分分别为23.7%和28.4%, 流动性明显增强, 理化特性得到了明显提高. 为生物油的精制加工提供了一种有效方法.     

Simulation of the fast pyrolysis of Tunisian biomass feedstocks for bio-fuel production

An optimized model is developed for the production of bio-fuels from biomass using a SuperPro Designer tool. Four types of Tunisian biomass feedstocks including date palm rachis, olive stones, vine stems and almond shells were selected for the fast pyrolysis process simulation. Simulation tests were performed at different temperatures ranging from 450 to 650 °C, and residence times ranging from 0.1 to 10 s and the products yield were determined. The obtained results indicate that a temperature of 575 °C and 0.25 s vapor residence time are the optimum parameters to maximize the bio-oil yield. Comparison between the different feedstocks indicates that a higher bio-oil fraction was obtained from the date palm rachis and vine stem. However, the difference between the samples is not significant and further investigations on the bio-oil properties are requested to select the suitable biomass for bio-oil production in Tunisia.     

Effect of different temperatures on the properties of pyrolysis products of Parthenium hysterophorus

This research encompasses the use of noxious weed Parthenium hysterophorus as feedstock for pyrolysis carried out at varying temperatures of 300, 450 and 600°C. Temperature significantly affected the yield and properties of the pyrolysis products including char, syngas and bio-oil. Biochar yield decreased from 61% to 37% from 300 °C to 600 °C, whereas yield of gas and oil increased with increasing temperature. The pyrolysis products were physico-chemically characterized. In biochar, pH, conductivity, fixed carbon, ash content, bulk density and specific surface area of the biochar increased whereas cation exchange capacity, calorific value, volatile matter, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen content decreased with increasing temperature. Thermogravimetric analysis showed that the biochar prepared at higher temperature was more stable. Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry analysis of biochar indicated the presence of alkanes, alkenes, nitriles, fatty acids, esters, amides and aromatic compounds. Number of compounds decreased with increasing temperature, but aromatic compounds increased with increasing temperature. Scanning electron micrographs of biochar prepared at different temperatures indicated micropore formation at lower temperature while increase in the size of pores and disorganization of vessels occurred at increasing temperature. The chemical composition was found to be richer at lower pyrolysis temperature. GC–MS analysis of the bio-oil indicated the presence of phenols, ketones, acids, alkanes, alkenes, nitrogenated compounds, heterocyclics and benzene derivatives.     

Fractional Pyrolysis of Algae and Model Compounds (cited: 1)

Pyrolysis of algae from Taihu Lake water blooms for bio-oil production was conducted from 473 K to 773 K by a fractional way in six steps. Palmitic acid, agarose and egg white were used as model compounds to study the origin of bio-oil ingredients and interaction of the intermediates from the algae components. In the first step at 473 K, the bio-oil obtained was composed of n-heptadecane and some small molecule acids. Quantities of carboxylic acids (mainly palmitic acid) and some amides, hydrocarbons, esters etc. were evolved in the second step at 523 K. For the third step at 573 K, except the carboxylic acids (still mainly palmitic acid), amides, nitriles, and phenols also accounted for a large proportion whereas respectable amount of indoles and alcohol ketones were attained. The main products in the later three steps were nitriles and phenols at 623 K, hydrocarbons and phenols at 673 K, and only phenols at 773 K, respectively. A higher heating value (HHV) of 36.0 MJ/kg of the bio-oil was obtained at 673 K. The hydrocarbons, palmitic acid and esters in the bio-oil were derived from lipids. The phenols, indoles, pyrroles, small molecular acids, amides like acetamide and some nitriles like phenyl-acetonitrile were generated from proteins. Amides and nitriles were also dated from the interaction of pyrolytic intermediates of lipids and proteins. Fewer products directly from the direct pyrolysis of saccharides were detected in the algae bio-oil due to the interaction of pyrolytic intermediates of saccharides and proteins in algae, and those interactions resulted in the formation of oligomers in the bio-oil at 473 and 523 K. Whereas very weak interaction was observed between lipids and saccharides. The process of fractional pyrolysis by varying temperature provided an advisable way for improving the selectivity of bio-oil from direct pyrolysis, and made the bio-oil much more applicable in down streaming utilization.     

Valorisation of bio-oil resulting from fast pyrolysis of wood

Bio-oil resulting from the pyrolysis of lignocellulose is a complex mixture of polar low molecular mass oxygenated compounds of various functionalities and non-polar high molecular mass lignin derivatives. Several approaches to the upgrading of bio-oil are currently in progress. This study investigates the valorisation of crude bio-oil using physical and chemical methods. The effects of methanol addition on some properties of the bio-oil are investigated. Stable bio-oil/diesel oil emulsions are produced by the addition of surfactants with a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance value of 5–6. An alternative approach towards the upgrading of bio-oil is the hydrotreatment of the water-soluble fraction of bio-oil. Two-stage hydroprocessing with noble-metal catalysts Ru/C and Pt/C increases the intrinsic hydrogen content of the water-soluble fraction. The results show that the thermally unstable components including sugars, ketones and aldehydes are readily converted to diols and alcohols at pressures of 5 MPa. These observations can be explained by a set of reaction pathways for the compounds identified.     

Flash pyrolysis of grape residues into biofuel in a bubbling fluid bed

The pyrolysis of two grape residues (grape skins and the mixture of grape skins and seeds) has been carried out in a pilot bubbling fluidized bed pyrolyzer operating under a range of temperature from 300 to 600 °C and three vapor residence time (2.5, 5, and 20 s), with the aim of determining their pyrolysis behavior including products yields and heat requirements. The composition of the product gases was determined, from which their heating value was calculated. The liquid bio-oil was recovered with cyclonic condensers and separated into two phases, an aqueous phase and an organic phase. The chemical composition of these liquid phases was characterized. In addition, the environmental parameters of the distilled fraction (85–115 °C) of the aqueous phase were tested, while the heating value of the organic phase was determined. Furthermore, the thermal sustainability of the pyrolysis process was estimated by considering the energy contribution of the product gases and of the liquid bio-oil in relation to the pyrolysis heat requirements. The optimum pyrolysis temperatures were identified in terms of maximizing the liquid yield, maximizing the energy from the product bio-oil, and maximizing the net energy from the product bio-oil after ensuring a self-sustainable process by utilizing the product gases and bio-oil as heat sources.     

Optimization of process for the production of bio-oil from eucalyptus wood

The pyrolysis of eucalyptus wood was carried out in a batch reactor to optimize the yield of bio-oil.Effect of various parameters like feed(particle) size,temperature,presence of catalyst and heating rate on the yield of bio-oil was investigated.The optimum conditions for high yield of bio-oil are for the particle size 2 mm~5 mm(average l/d=12.84/2.03 mm) at 450 ℃ in high heating rate.The reaction kinetics and the quality of bio-oil produced are independent of the presence of different catalysts like mordenite,kaoline clay,fly ash and silica alumina.The physical properties like odour,colour,PH,viscosity,heating value were determined.The FT-IR analysis of bio-oil indicates the presence of different functional groups such as monomeric alcohol,phenol,ketones,aldehydes,carboxylic acid,amines,and nitro compounds.The composition of the bio-oil at different conditions was analyzed using GC-MS and found that the components are temperature dependent but independent of catalysts used.     

Detoxification and Fermentation of Pyrolytic Sugar for Ethanol Production

The sugars present in bio-oil produced by fast pyrolysis can potentially be fermented by microbial organisms to produce cellulosic ethanol. This study shows the potential for microbial digestion of the aqueous fraction of bio-oil in an enrichment medium to consume glucose and produce ethanol. In addition to glucose, inhibitors such as furans and phenols are present in the bio-oil. A pure glucose enrichment medium of 20?g/l was used as a standard to compare with glucose and aqueous fraction mixtures for digestion. Thirty percent by volume of aqueous fraction in media was the maximum additive amount that could be consumed and converted to ethanol. Inhibitors were removed by extraction, activated carbon, air stripping, and microbial methods. After economic analysis, the cost of ethanol using an inexpensive fermentation medium in a large scale plant is approximately $14 per gallon.     

Production of biodiesel by immobilized Candida sp. lipase at high water content

A new process for enzymatic synthesis of biodiesel at high water content (10–20%) with 96% conversion by lipase from Candida sp. 99–125 was studied. The lipase, a no-position-specific lipase, was immobilized by a cheap cotton membrane and the membrane-immobilized lipase could be used at least six times with high conversion. The immobilized lipase could be used for different oil conversion and preferred unsaturated fatty acids such as oleic acid to staturated fatty acids such as palmitic acid. The changes in concentration of fatty acids, diglycerides, and methyl esters in the reaction were studied and a mechanism of synthesis of biodiesel was suggested: the triglycerides are first enzymatically hydrolyzed into fatty acids, and then these fatty acids are further converted into methyl esters.     

Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of oil palm shell biomass using an overhead stirrer

Oil palm shell biomass contains a high amount of lignin and thus has the potential to be converted into value-added products. If this biomass is not utilised efficiently, significant loss of valuable chemical products may occur, which otherwise can be recovered. In this paper, a new technique using an overhead stirrer to pyrolyse biomass under microwave (MW) irradiation was investigated. The ratio of biomass to activated carbon was varied to investigate its effect on the temperature profile, product yield and phenol content of the bio-oil. Interestingly, the microwave pyrolysis temperature could be controlled by varying the biomass to carbon ratio. The highest bio-oil yield and phenol content in bio-oil were obtained at a biomass to carbon ratio of 1:0.5. Chemical analyses of bio-oil were performed using FT-IR, GC–MS and ¹H NMR techniques. These results indicate that bio-oil consists mainly of aliphatic and aromatic compounds with high amounts of phenol in the bio-oil. Thus, MW pyrolysis with a stirrer successfully produced high-phenol bio-oil compared to other methods. This significant increase in bio-oil quality could either partially or wholly replace petroleum-derived phenol in many phenol-based applications.     

Pyrolysis of meat-meal and bone-meal blends in a mechanically fluidized reactor

Nowadays, meat and bone meal produced in animal slaughterhouses and farms has become an important waste. Landfilling this residue means that its energy is lost. The pyrolysis of meat and bone meal produces a solid fraction which can be used as a fuel or as solid adsorbent, a liquid fraction with possible chemical applications and a low heating value gas.In this work, meat and bone meal has been pyrolyzed with a new technology, a mechanically fluidized reactor (MFR). This MFR is a stainless steel cylinder with 7.7 cm i.d., and an internal height of 15.6 cm. The meat and bone meal pyrolysis was carried out at 500 °C of temperature. The effect of several factors (mixer speed, heating rate and feed composition) on the product yields, bio-oil phases yield, bio-oil heating value and char heating value was studied. The amount of pure meat meal in the feed had a strong impact on product yields and compositions. The liquid yield, which has two phases, varies from 22 wt% to 52 wt% when the raw material fed changed from pure bone meal to pure meat meal.     

熔盐热裂解大豆油的特性研究

以大豆油为原料,在ZnCl₂-KCl熔融盐体系中考察了进料速量、载气流量、反应温度及进料量对其热裂解的影响。采用气相色谱-质谱联用仪(GC-MS)表征生物油组成。结果表明,进料速量和载气流量主要通过改变大豆油的反应停留时间影响裂解效果。当进料速率为1.2 g/min及不通载气时,大豆油停留时间较长,裂解较充分;随着温度升高,生物油得率增大,含氧化合物含量及酸值上升;随着进料量增大,生物油得率稳定在70%左右,但脱羧效果有所下降。经过催化加氢,生物油性质得到了明显的改善,组分分布与0^#柴油分布大体相似。     

Effective hydrodeoxygenation bio-oil via natural zeolite supported transition metal oxide catalyst

Bio-oil from biomass pyrolysis is promising to be used as a sustainable biofuel and high-value-added chemical. However, the presence of high acid, water, and oxygenate causes corrosive properties, low higher heating value (HHV), and instability of the bio-oil component. Therefore, refining the bio-oil is essential to improve its quality. In this study, we introduced natural zeolite (HZ) impregnated with transition metal oxide (TMO) to refine the bio-oil using the hydrodeoxygenation method (HDO) at various catalyst ratios and temperatures. We find that ZnO/HZ 5% wt. shows the best catalytic performance, with the conversion of organic phase reaching ～ 50%. The refined bio-oil from Fe₂O₃, ZnO, and CuO has high-quality physicochemical properties with carbon, oxygen, water level, and HHV values are 37–52%, 40–53%, 8–27%, and 17–21 MJ/kg, respectively. This result represents a high catalytic performance for the hydrodeoxygenation process of bio-oil using natural zeolite-based transition metal oxide for better and low-cost biofuel production.     

生物柴油树种油脂脂肪酸组成对燃料特性的影响

以目前中国主要开发或具有开发潜能的10种生物柴油树种为研究对象,分析其果实或种子油脂脂肪酸组成对合成生物柴油燃料特性的影响。结果表明,木本植物生物柴油产品十六烷值、碘值、氧化安定性等燃料特性主要由原料油脂肪酸的不饱和度决定,脂肪酸不饱和度低于133.13,十六烷值(GB/T 20828-2007)和碘值(EN 14214)就可以达标。生物柴油产品冷滤点随着长碳链饱和脂肪酸的增加而升高,脂肪酸饱和碳链长度因子分别小于8.41和2.72时,可以满足冷滤点0℃和-10℃的要求。高品质生物柴油的原料中应该具有较高的单元不饱和脂肪酸含量。通过油脂脂肪酸单不饱和脂肪酸、多不饱和脂肪酸和饱和脂肪酸的组成绘制出生物柴油特性三角预测图,为预测生物柴油产品燃料特性提供参考依据。     

Pyrolysis of sorghum bagasse biomass into bio-char and bio-oil products

The transformation of renewable biomass into valuable products as alternatives to fossil fuels is essential for sustainable energy in sustainable society. This work systematically investigates the pyrolysis of sorghum bagasse biomass into bio-char and bio-oil products and studies the effect of temperature (623–823 K) on the conversion of sorghum bagasse and products yields. The physicochemical properties of bio-char were thoroughly studied using powder X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis (CHNSO), scanning electronic microscope, calorific value (CV), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy techniques. Also, gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS), CV, and FTIR were used to understand the properties of bio-oil. The results obtained indicate that an increase in the pyrolysis temperature from 623 to 823 K leads to a decrease in the bio-char yield from 42.55 to 30.38%. On the other hand, the maximum bio-oil yield of 15.94% was obtained at 723 K. The bio-char obtained at 673 and 773 K was found by FTIR analysis to be composed of a highly ordered aromatic carbon structure. The calorific value of bio-oil, which contains a greater amount of acidic compounds, was found to be 6740 kcal/kg. The GC–MS analyses revealed the presence of octadecenoic acid, p-cresol, 2,6-dimethoxy phenol, 4-ethyl 2-methoxy phenol, phenol, o-guaiacol, and octadecanoic acid in the bio-oil obtained from the pyrolysis of sorghum bagasse biomass. The present study provides useful information for understanding the quality of bio-oil and bio-char obtained from high biomass sorghum bagasse.