RDF pyrolysis by TG-FTIR and Py-GC/MS and combustion in a double furnaces reactor

With the increasing depletion of fossil energy, the refuse-derived fuel (RDF) as an unavoidable by-product of human activities has been used as an alternative fuel in the precalciner cement kilns. Since the RDF combustion also brings the problems of NOx pollution, it is quite important to find ways to lower the NOx emission during RDF combustion in the precalciner. The pyrolysis characteristics and products of RDF were studied by TG-FTIR and Py-GC/MS. From TG-FITR and Py-GC/MS tests, various carboxylic acids and alkenes formed with NOx released at the RDF pyrolysis process at 200–550 °C. By simulating the temperature (700 °C, 800 °C and 900 °C) and O₂ (12%, 14%, 16%, 18% and 21%) environment of the precalciner using a double furnaces reactor, the combustion processes and NOx formation characteristics of RDF combustion were studied. The results showed that the volatile-N was the dominant reactant source of fuel NOx during RDF combustion. The fuel-N conversion and NOx emission yield showed a continuous decreasing trend with temperature increasing from 700 to 900 °C. The fuel-N conversion and NOx emission yield showed a slight increasing trend with the oxygen concentration increase, and the optimum oxygen concentration for RDF combustion was 14%. In this study, the optimum temperature was 900 °C and oxygen concentration was 14% for de-NOx in the precalciner.

     

Catalytic pyrolysis of waste wood chip over mesoporous materials using Py-GC/MS

Research on Chemical Intermediates - Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy (Py-GC/MS) was used to investigate the catalytic pyrolysis of waste wood chip. Two different mesoporous...     

利用Py-GC/MS研究温度和时间对生物质热解的影响

以稻壳为原料,采用Py-GC/MS装置对其在不同热解条件下进行快速热解,并对热解气进行在线检测分析,考察了热解温度和时间对生物质热解性质的影响.结果表明,低于450 ℃,随着温度的升高,生物质热解产物种类及其产率均增加,但低温条件下产物种类较少,有利于产物的分离提纯;高于450 ℃,生物质热解产物种类基本稳定,仅在产率上有所变化,当550 ℃时,收率最大.随着热解温度的升高,其对应的最佳热解时间缩短,且生物质低温热解时间延长时热解比高温解热时间缩短时热解更充分.     

Influence of pyrolysis temperature and time on the cellulose fast pyrolysis products: Analytical Py-GC/MS study

Analytical pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) was employed to achieve fast pyrolysis of cellulose and on-line analysis of the pyrolysis vapors. Experiments were performed to reveal the effects of pyrolysis temperature and time on the distribution of the pyrolytic products, especially the formation characteristics of eighteen important products. During the fast pyrolysis process, the cellulose started decomposition to form organic volatile products at the set pyrolysis temperature of 400 °C. The pyrolytic products included various anhydrosugars (dominated by the levoglucosan (LG)), anhydrosugar derivatives (mainly the levoglucosenone (LGO), 1,4:3,6-dianhydro-α-d-glucopyranose (DGP), 1,5-anhydro-4-deoxy-d-glycero-hex-1-en-3-ulose (APP) and 1-hydroxy-3,6-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-2-one (LAC)), furan compounds (typically the 5-hydroxymethyl-furfural (HMF), furfural (FF) and furan (F)), as well as light linear carbonyls (mainly the hydroxyacetaldehyde (HAA) and 1-hydroxy-2-propanone (HA)). These products were generated with different characteristics. The LG was the most important product, it was thermally stable, and its formation was favored at elevated pyrolysis temperature and time. Most of the other products were also enhanced at elevated pyrolytic conditions. However, some products, such as the LGO, were favorable to be produced at low temperatures. Based on these characteristics, discussion was performed on the possible pyrolytic pathways for the formation of the important products.     

Effect of pretreatment on pyrolysis products of Pennisetum purpureum Schum. by Py-GC/MS

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum.) is one such resource with a great amount of carbohydrate and lignin polymers that together represent high...     

TG-FTIR, Py-two-dimensional GC–MS with heart-cutting and LC–MS/MS to reveal hydrocyanic acid formation mechanisms during glycine pyrolysis

To elucidate the formation process of HCN from the pyrolysis of glycine, the small molecule gaseous pyrolysates, H₂O, NH₃, CO₂, CO, HNCO, and HCN, were analyzed in real-time by TG-FTIR. The appearance of the volatile pyrolysis products and the solid residue was determined in real-time at their corresponding formation temperatures by online Py-two-dimensional GC–MS with heart-cutting and LC–MS/MS. The pyrolysis of 2,5-diketopiperazine, a thermolytic by-product of glycine pyrolysis, was also studied. The results showed that: (1) the pyrolysis of glycine can be divided into three temperature ranges 200–300, 300–440, and 440–900 °C; HCN forms in each range with three peaks appearing at 273, 422, and 763 °C, respectively. (2) The mechanistic pathways of HCN formation from glycine in the low- and high-temperature heating stages are different. Below 273 °C, glycine undergoes a decarboxylation reaction to produce methylamine, which subsequently forms HCN by means of dehydrogenation. Above 300 °C, glycine gives relatively large amounts of HCN via 2,5-diketopiperazine and subsequent HNCO or methylenimine formation.     

TGA和Py-GC/MS研究不同氛围下烟草的热失重和热裂解行为

应用热重红外联用技术(TG-FTIR)和热裂解气相色谱-质谱联用技术(Py-GC/MS)对卷烟烟丝的热失重和热裂解行为及其裂解产物进行研究.采用热重分析法测定不同气氛下卷烟样品的热失重(TG)、微商热重(DTG)曲线,以及热裂解过程中H2O、CO2、CO、NH3和CH4等气体物质的释放量.结果表明,裂解气氛不同可以显著...     

Analytical pyrolysis studies of corn stalk and its three main components by TG-MS and Py-GC/MS

The pyrolysis behaviors of corn stalk and its three real components (i.e. hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin) have been investigated with the techniques of TG-MS and Py-GC/MS. The thermal behavior and the evolution profiles of major volatile fragments from each sample pyrolysis have been discussed in depth, while paying close attention to the impact and contributions of each component on the raw material pyrolysis. It was found that pyrolysis of the corn stalk was a comprehensive reflection of its three main components both on thermogravimetric characteristics and on products distribution and their formation profiles. Hemicellulose definitely made the greatest contribution to the formation of acids and ketones at around 300 °C. Cellulose was more dedicated to the products of furans and small molecule aldehydes in a short temperature range 320–410 °C. While lignin mainly contributed to produce phenols and heterocyclic compounds over a wider temperature range 240–550 °C. The experimental results obtained in the present work are of interest for further studies on selective fast pyrolysis of biomass into energy and chemicals.     

Discrimination of Thermoplastic Polyesters by MALDI-TOF MS and Py-GC/MS

The aim of this work is to discriminate thermoplastic polyester-polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), and polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT), which cannot be easily identified by many methods. Both matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and pyrolysis gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) were applied to identify these polyesters owing to their analytical ability to determining polymers' chemical structure. The three thermoplastic polyesters can be easily distinguished by MALDI-TOF MS according to their different repeated units. Py-GC/MS was used to analyze their specific pyrolyzates. The three polyesters can be identified through their characteristic pyrolysis products as well.     

TG-FTIR analysis of switchgrass pyrolysis

Switchgrass is a high yielding perennial grass that has been designated as a potential energy crop. One method of converting switchgrass to energy is by thermochemical conversion to syngas. This requires that the rate of thermal decomposition of switchgrass and the rate of production of components of the syngas be quantified. Ground switchgrass was pyrolyzed at heating rates of 10–40 °C/min in a thermogravimetric analyzer coupled to a Fourier Transform infrared spectrometer. The amount of gases (ppm) that were volatilized during the duration of experiment was quantified. The pyrolysis process was found to compose of four stages: moisture evaporation, hemicellulose decomposition, cellulose decomposition and lignin degradation. The peak temperature for hemicellulose (288–315 °C) and cellulose degradation (340–369 °C) increased with heating rate. FTIR analysis showed that the following gases were given off during the pyrolysis of switchgrass: carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, acetic acid, ethanol, and methane.     

Selective fast pyrolysis of biomass impregnated with ZnCl2 to produce furfural: Analytical Py-GC/MS study

For 20 years ending in the 1990s the city of Barcelona discharged the products from a large primary sewage treatment plant directly into the Mediterranean Sea via underwater conduits. About ca. 3 million m³ of relict sewage sludge, rich in organic matter and heavy metals, has spread over an elongated area offshore, due to successive ruptures of the conduits. The use of the discharge pipes ceased, but the sludge deposit remains in place for the time being.To understand the history and present state of the sludge deposit in advance of future remediation, a program of geophysical mapping, sampling, and analytical work was undertaken. Rock Eval pyrolysis, although created for use in petroleum prospecting, can also be applied to environmental contamination studies. It offers a simple means to effectively delineate the sludge deposit, with the S₂ parameter and the hydrogen and oxygen indices particularly useful. On the molecular level, the sludge flash pyrolysis products notably include relatively abundant C₂₇ and C₂₉ sterenes and steranes, likely produced from the pyrolysis of fecal and other steroids, including coprostanol, in the sewage sludge. Linear alkylbenzenes and trialkylamines, derived from surfactant residues in the sludge, are also detected. The indoles detected are likely the pyrolysis products of proteins, while the alkylnitriles and alkylamides in the pyrolyzate likely derive from bacterial biomass. Principal components analysis aided the interpretation of the large geochemical dataset and a geographic information system enabled the three-dimensional visualization of the results in their geospatial context. The distinctive pyrolysis products and the trace elements would be geochemical markers useful in planning and assessing a future remediation program. The recognition of a distinctive sewage pyrolysis–GC/MS signature in this deposit would facilitate the use of this method in the detection of sewage-contaminated sediments in urban waterways worldwide.     

生物油TG-FTIR分析与热解气化特性研究

以稻壳快速热解产物生物油为对象,在对其进行热重红外检测的基础上,结合生物油及其轻质、重质组分的热解气化实验,研究了生物油热解气化过程及气体产出特性。结果表明,生物油的热解气化分为两个阶段,一是轻质组分的快速挥发热解;二是重质组分的裂解气化与缩合缩聚,活化能分别为35~38 kJ/mol和15~22 kJ/mol。温度升高,热解气化效率增加,以H₂和CO为主的合成气产量增多,但气体产物热值降低。气体中H₂主要来自轻质组分的热解气化,而重质组分则裂解产生较多的CO、CH₄等物质。     

基于TG-FTIR的生物质催化热解试验研究

运用热重－傅里叶红外光谱联用技术(TG-FTIR),以麦秸为研究对象,探讨催化与非催化条件下生物质的热解挥发分析出特性,分析研究热解温度、催化剂种类对生物质热解主要析出产物的影响。通过热重TG和DTG曲线,获得了相关热解特性参数及动力学参数。结果表明,添加NiO和CaO存在两个失重峰,并促进麦秸热解反应进行,降低表观活化能,其中NiO对提高热解析出产率作用更显著。通过红外光谱对热解产物实时测量的分析表明,CO与CO2的析出与失重峰基本一致,而CH4的析出滞后于前两者。添加NiO和CaO有利于减少热解产物中的CO2的浓度,促进挥发分产物CO、CH4的生成。其中CaO更有利于生物质在温度800℃以下的热解性能改善,而NiO在800℃以上具有更好的催化作用。     

Mechanism of Xylan Pyrolysis by Py-GC/MS

In order to investigate the decomposition behavior of hemicellulose, xylan was chosen as the representative of hemicellulose to study the fast pyrolysis on the combination system of analytical pyrolyzer and gas chromatograph coupled with mass spectrometer(Py-GC/MS). The main condensable products of xylan pyrolysis consisted of acids, aldehydes, and ketones; while gas products contained CO₂, CO, CH₄ and H₂. Acetic acid and furfural were the most abundant products with the highest contents of 20.11% and 20.24% respectively. While furfural and acetic acid were formed competitively with residence time and temperature increases, the distribution of xylan pyrolysis products did not vary with the residence time and temperature, while the total content of several kinds of products changed a lot. According to the analysis of experimental data, a reaction pathway of xylan decomposition was deduced so as to illustrate the formation mechanism of main products.     

Pyrolysis of transformer insulating paperboard: determining kinetics,reaction mechanism,thermodynamic characteristics and volatile products using TG-FTIR and Py-GC/MS analyses

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - Transformer insulating paperboard (TIPB) is widely used in the power transformers. It is crucial to study the pyrolysis of TIPB for energy conservation...     

FTIR及Py-GC/MS定性分析高聚物单体

红外光谱反应出的是特征化学基团的振动 ,对于高聚物的具体单体组成分析 ,只能借助于紫外光谱、核磁共振及质谱进行综合判断才能得到圆满的鉴定结果[1,2 ] 。本工作针对在红外光谱仪不能分辨的情况下通过气相色谱 质谱联用技术进行综合分析鉴定 ,结果可为其它高聚物分析研究提供实验依据。1　实验1 1　仪器及试验条件未知高聚物试样为白色颗粒状 (晨光化工二厂 )。ＳＹＳＴＥＭ2 0 0 0ＦＴＩＲ ,ＰＥ公司造ＩＲ谱仪 ;ＣＤＳ2 0 0 0铂金丝裂解器 ,裂解室温度 2 5 0℃ ,裂解温度 6 0 0℃ ,升温速率 1 40℃ ｍｓ;ＨＰ6 890型 ,Ｃｏｍｐｏｎｄ…     

应用TG-FTIR联用研究催化剂对煤热解的影响

用TG-FTIR联用技术研究了碱金属、碱土金属和过渡金属对宝日希勒褐煤和包头烟煤热解的催化作用和挥发分析出的影响。结果表明,各种催化剂对褐煤和烟煤热解的催化效果分别为Ni>Fe~Ca>K和Ca~Fe>Ni>K,K2CO3对煤的热解没有明显的催化作用。催化剂使褐煤和烟煤热解转化率增加的最大值分别为10.1％和6.4％。烟煤热解生成的CH4比褐煤的多,不同的催化剂使煤热解挥发产物CO2、H2O、CH4和CO增加的幅度不一样,催化效果与温度和煤的变质程度有关。     

The application of Py-GC/MS for the catalytic upgrading of oil separated from summer food waste leachate

The catalytic cracking of oil fractions separated from summer food waste leachate was investigated over BEA zeolite and Al-SBA-15 catalysts. In this study, a mixture of food waste oil fractions and catalyst was directly introduced to pyrolysis gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS), with the resulting vapor phase products being simultaneously analyzed. Various acid compounds, including oleic acid, produced by the non-catalytic pyrolysis of food waste leachate were reformed into valuable compounds, such as oxygenates, hydrocarbons, and aromatics. The BEA zeolite catalyst showed higher selectivity for hydrocarbon compounds, especially aromatics, within the gasoline range due to its superior cracking ability originating from its highly acidic sites. Conversely, the cracking performance of the Al-SBA-15 catalyst, possessing mild acidic sites, was lower than that of the BEA zeolite. Increasing the amount of Al-SBA-15 catalyst enhanced the cracking activity and resulted in higher selectivity for hydrocarbons.     

油棕废弃物热解的TG-FTIR分析

利用热重分析(TGA)和傅里叶红外光谱(FTIR)联用技术对油棕废弃物的热解特性及其气体产物的释放特性进行了研究,采用一级反应计算了油棕废弃物的热解动力学参数。研究表明,油棕废弃物较易于热解,失重集中在220℃～400℃,其热解活化能较小,约为60kJ/mol;气体产物的析出与生物质的热解失重有着相似的特性,气体产物主要在200℃～400℃析出,主要成分为H2O、CO2、CO、CH4和有机碳水化合物的混合物, 其中CO2和有机混合物的析出温度较低,而CO和CH4的析出温度相对较高。随着温度的进一步升高(>400℃),除少量的CO2和CO外,无其他气体产物析出。气体产物的析出量与生物质样品的化学组成和结构有关,CO2和有机混合物的析出与生物质的热解失重曲线(DTG)有着相似的特性,是引起油棕废弃物热解失重的主要原因。     

基于Py-GC联用的煤快速热解实验研究

采用居里点裂解仪-气相色谱仪(Py-GC)联用的方法研究了4种煤的快速热解特性,分析了挥发分主要气相产物及其析出规律.结果表明,大于等于50%的挥发分在热解初期(t ≤ 2 s)释放,采用箔片装载方式的居里点裂解仪完全热解1 mg煤样需要10 s;挥发分主要气相产物中,各气体组分的生成量(mmol/g_coal)顺序为H₂ > CH₄ > CO > CO₂ > C2(C₂H₆、C₂H₄)> C3(C₃H₈、C₃H₆);挥发分释放量随热解温度的升高而增加,相同热解条件下,次烟煤挥发分的释放率高于贫煤和无烟煤;H₂和CH₄的生成量依赖于热解温度,热解温度越高,H₂和CH₄的生成量越多;CO和CO₂的生成量不仅与热解温度相关,而且与煤中的氧含量紧密相关,氧含量越高的煤热解生成的CO和CO₂越多;C2和C3气体的生成量相对于其他气体很少,体积占挥发分气相产物的5%.