Pyrolysis of pine needles: effects of process parameters on products yield and analysis of products

Pyrolysis of pine needles was carried out in a semi-batch reactor. The effects of pyrolysis parameters such as temperature (350–650 °C), heating rate (10 and 50 °C min^?1), nitrogen flow rate (50–200 cm³ min^?1) and biomass particle size (0.25–1.7 mm) were examined on products yield. Maximum bio-oil yield of 43.76% was obtained at pyrolysis temperature of 550 °C with a heating rate of 50 °C min^?1, nitrogen flow rate of 100 cm³ min^?1 for biomass particle size of 0.6 < d _p < 1 mm. The characterization of pyrolysis products (bio-oil, bio-char) has been made through different instrumental methods like Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (¹H NMR), X-ray powder diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscope and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area analysis. The empirical formula of the bio-oil and bio-char was found as CH_1.47O_0.36N_0.005 and CH_0.56O_0.28N_0.013 with heating value of 26.25 and 25.50 MJ kg^?1, respectively. Results show that bio-oil can be potentially valuable as a renewable fuel after upgrading and can be used as a feedstock for valuable chemicals production. The properties of bio-char reveal that it can be used as solid fuels, as a cheap adsorbent and as a feedstock for activated carbon production.     

Bio-oil production from Onopordum acanthium L. by slow pyrolysis

In this study, the usability of the plant thistle, Onopordum acanthium L., belonging to the family Asteraceae (Compositae), in liquid fuel production has been investigated. The experiments were performed in a fixed-bed Heinze pyrolysis reactor to investigate the effects of heating rate, pyrolysis temperature and sepiolite percentage on the pyrolysis product yields and chemical compositions. Experiments were carried out in a static atmosphere with a heating rate of 7 °C/min and 40 °C/min, pyrolysis temperature of 350, 400, 500, 550 and 700 °C and particle size of 0.6 < D_p < 0.85 mm. Catalyst experiments were conducted in a static atmosphere with a heating rate of 40 °C/min, pyrolysis temperature of 550 °C and particle size of 0.6 < D_p < 0.85 mm. Bio-oil yield increased from 18.5% to 27.3% with the presence of 10% of sepiolite catalyst at pyrolysis temperature of 550 °C, with a heating rate of 40 °C/min, and particle size of 0.6 < D_p < 0.85 mm. It means that the yield of bio-oil was increased at around 48.0% after the catalyst added. Chromatographic and spectroscopic studies on the bio-oil showed that the oil obtained from O. acanthium L. could be used as a renewable fuels and chemical feedstock.     

微波条件下固体酸催化剂催化酯化生物油的研究

以乙醇和乙酸的酯化作为反应模型,考察固体酸催化剂阳离子交换树脂、SO₄²-/ZrO₂和分子筛在微波加热条件下的酯化活性。结果表明,三类固体酸催化剂的活性顺序为Amberlite树脂﹥SO₄²-/ZrO₂﹥HZSM-5,催化剂活性与酸度一致;酯化反应中水的含量对催化剂的活性有不同程度的影响,水含量较高时催化剂SO₄²-/ZrO₂酯化活性明显变差,而阳离子交换树脂仍具有较高的酯化活性。采用阳离子交换树脂对生物油进行微波催化酯化提质后,原生物油中含有的大量不同种类的羧酸被有效地转化成各种酯类,酯类化合物由原油中的4种增加到13种。与传统加热条件下生物油催化提质比较,生物油微波提质具有明显优势,提质后生物油组分得到优化。     

餐饮垃圾热解制取生物燃油的实验研究

主要研究温度、餐饮垃圾种类以及催化剂对餐饮垃圾热解所制生物燃油的产率和品质的影响。结果表明,猪肉和米饭的最佳产油温度均为410℃,白菜的最佳产油温度为450℃。米饭、白菜、猪肉的产油率分别为45.02%、25.60%、71.26%。采用氧弹热量计对其热值进行测定,米饭和白菜热解油的高位热值较低,分别为18.30MJ/kg和17.49MJ/kg;而猪肉热解油的高位热值为36.57 MJ/kg, 并且黏稠度较高。催化剂Co-MCM-41的催化效果明显,使餐饮垃圾的产油率由41.99%提高到66.30%,同时使热解油中的含氧化合物明显降低,而烷烃类和烯烃类的含量明显增加,高位热值由30.30MJ/kg提高到32.74MJ/kg。通过物理吸附仪对新制备的和使用一次后再生的催化剂Co-MCM-41进行表征,结果表明,催化剂Co-MCM-41再生后孔容、孔径和比表面积变化不大,性质基本不变,活性依然存在。
     

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).     

玉米秸秆催化液化制备生物油实验研究

以玉米秸秆为原料,添加分子筛催化剂在体积为500 mL的高温高压反应釜中进行催化液化制备生物油实验研究。选取反应温度、催化剂含量和反应时间三个主要因素为变量,探究其对玉米秸秆催化液化产物分布的影响。利用气相色谱-质谱联用仪(GC-MS)和傅里叶红外光谱仪(FT-IR)对玉米秸秆生物油的成分和官能团结构进行分析。结果表明,玉米秸秆的最佳催化液化条件为,反应温度为340 ℃,玉米秸秆15 g,FeHZSM-5催化剂含量为6.67%,反应时间为30 min。在此条件下,生物油产率为28.03%,催化液化整体转化率为81.73%。生物油的主要成分为酚类和长链酯类,生物油的热值达30.08 MJ/kg。     

离子交换树脂催化酯化生物油的试验研究

生物油黏稠、稳定性差、热值低、腐蚀性强,需要进行改质与品位提升,将生物油中的有机酸通过酯化的方法转化为中性的酯类可以改善生物油的性能。实验利用模型反应,筛选出了适合于生物油体系的732型和NKC-9型两种树脂作为酯化改质的催化剂。生物油和甲醇在间歇釜内以732和NKC-9为催化剂进行改质以后,酸值分别降低了88.54%和85.95%,表明生物油中的有机酸极大地转化为中性酯类。此外,热值分别提高了32.26%和31.64%,水分分别降低了27.74%和30.87%,密度均降低了21.77%,黏度降低均接近97%。732树脂固定床催化酯化生物油后,酸值降低了92.61%。加速陈化实验和铝片腐蚀性实验结果分别表明,改质生物油的稳定性和腐蚀性能得到了改善。     

Pyrolytic behavior of cellulose in presence of montmorillonite K10 as catalyst

Cellulose and cellulose/montmorillonite K10 mixtures of different ratio (9:1, 3:1, 1:1) were subjected to pyrolysis at temperatures from 350 to 500 °C with different heating rate (10 °C/min, 100 °C/s) to produce bio-oil and selected chemicals with high yield. The pyrolytic oil yield was in the range of 46–73.5 wt% depending on the temperature, the heating rate and the amount of catalyst. The non-catalytic fast pyrolysis at 500 °C gives the highest yield of bio-oil (84 wt%). The blending cellulose with increasing amount of montmorillonite K10 results in significant, linear decrease in bio-oil yield. The great influence of montmorillonite K10 amount on the distribution of bio-oil components was observed at 450 °C with a heating rate of 100 °C/s. The addition of catalyst to cellulose promotes the formation of 2-furfural (FF), various furan derivatives, levoglucosenone (LGO) and (1R,5S)-1-hydroxy-3,6-dioxabicyclo-[3.2.1]octan-2-one (LAC). Simultaneously, the share of levoglucosan (LG) in bio-oil decreases from 6.92 wt% and is less than 1 wt% when cellulose:MK10 (1:1, w/w) mixture at 450 °C is rapidly pyrolyzed. Additionally, several other compounds have been identified but in minor quantities. Their contributions in bio-oil also depend on the amount of catalyst.     

基于Fe负载的HZSM-5催化热解制备生物油实验研究

通过离子交换法制备含2%Fe(质量分数)的HZSM-5催化剂,采用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、激光粒度分析仪以及比表面积及孔径分析仪对催化剂进行表征,并在550℃下进行木屑的催化热解实验。对无催化剂和不同比例催化剂条件下得到的生物油进行GC-MS分析,结果表明,在Fe负载的HZSM-5作用下,生物油产率明显升高(最大增幅7%),轻质组分产率明显升高,重质组分产率略微升高。同时,轻质组分中的酮类、呋喃等含氧化合物含量降低,酚类、酸含量升高;重质组分中的酮类、呋喃类等含氧化合物含量明显降低,酚类、萘类含量明显增多。Fe负载的HZSM-5催化剂对木屑的热解反应有较好的催化效果,加强了对热解初始蒸汽的择形修饰,从而抑制了生物质三组分木质素初始热解产物中的醌类等容易一次或二次结焦物质的生成,孔道结构对蒸汽的二次反应被抑制,产物向较小分子的轻质产物上富集。     

在Ni/HZSM-5催化剂上低温水蒸汽重整生物油制氢

We investigated high catalytic activity of Ni/HZSM-5 catalysts synthesized by the impregna-tion method, which was successfully applied for low-temperature steam reforming of bio-oil. The influences of the catalyst composition, reforming temperature and the molar ratio of steam to carbon fed on the stream reforming process of bio-oil over the Ni/HZSM-5 catalysts were investigated in the reforming reactor. The promoting effects of current passing through the catalyst on the bio-oil reforming were also studied using the electrochemical catalytic re-forming approach. By comparing Ni/HZSM-5 with commonly used Ni/Al₂O₃ catalysts, the Ni₂₀/ZSM catalyst with Ni-loading content of about 20% on the HZSM-5 support showed the highest catalytic activity. Even at 450 oC, the hydrogen yield of about 90% with a near complete conversion of bio-oil was obtained using the Ni₂₀/ZSM catalyst. It was found that the performance of the bio-oil reforming was remarkably enhanced by the HZSM-5 supporter and the current through the catalyst. The features of the Ni/HZSM-5 catalysts were also investigated via X-ray diffraction, inductively coupled plasma and atomic emission spectroscopy, hydrogen temperature-programmed reduction, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller methods.     

一种适用于生物油低温制氢的碳纳米纤维促进的镍催化剂

氢气作为一种高热值的清洁能源广泛地应用于工业中. 研究证明: 生物质通过化学过程可以转化为多种气体燃料(氢气), 液体燃料以及高附加值的化学品. 生物质作为一种环境友好型再生洁净能源, 其研究越来越受到关注. 本文旨在探讨利用生物油为原料, 通过水蒸汽重整方法制备富氢合成气的过程. 利用均匀浸渍的方法制备了一种高分散的碳纳米纤维促进的镍(Ni/CNFs)催化剂, 并将普通的Al₂O₃作为载体的Ni/Al₂O₃催化剂和Ni/CNFs作对比. 研究了重整温度以及水蒸汽和碳摩尔比(n_S/n_C)对生物油水蒸汽重整制氢的影响. 结果表明: 碳纳米纤维作为载体用于生物油水蒸汽重整制氢的效果要远优于普通的Al₂O₃载体, 利用22% Ni/CNFs 催化剂时, 在实验温度范围内(350-550℃), 最高生物油转化率和氢气产率分别达到了94.7%和92.1%, 通过研究重整条件以及对催化剂进行表征探讨了生物油在水蒸汽重整过程中催化剂的构效关系.     

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.     

离子液体作用下微波辐照生物质快速热解制备生物质油(英文)

以离子液体1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑氯([Bmim]Cl)和1-丁基-3甲基咪唑四氟化硼([Bmim]BF4)为催化剂,在微波加热作用下,研究了稻草和锯屑的热解。微波加热20 min,稻草和锯屑的生物油产率分别为38%和34%。考察了微波加热时间、微波功率和离子液体用量对生物质油产率的影响。当以相同的离子液体为催化剂时,稻草微波热解得到的生物质油产率大于锯屑的。生物油成分主要有糠醛、醋酸和1-羟基-2-丁酮等,其含量主要取决于生物质原料和加入的离子液体的类型。     

Catalytic effects of copper(II) chloride and aluminum chloride on the pyrolytic behavior of cellulose

The cellulose without and with catalyst (CuCl₂, AlCl₃) was subjected to pyrolysis at temperatures from 350 to 500 °C with different heating rate (10 °C/min, 100 °C/s) to produce bio-oil and selected chemicals with high yield. The pyrolytic oil yield was in the range of 37–84 wt% depending on the temperature, the heating rate and the amount of metal chloride. The non-catalytic fast pyrolysis at 500 °C gives the highest yield of bio-oil. The mixing cellulose with both metal chlorides results with a significant decrease of the liquid product. The non-catalytic pyrolysis of cellulose gives the highest mass yield of levoglucosan (up to 11.69 wt%). The great influence of metal chloride amount on the distribution of bio-oil components was observed. The copper(II) chloride and aluminum chloride addition to cellulose clearly promotes the formation of levoglucosenone (up to 3.61 wt%), 1,4:3,6-dianhydro-α-d-glucopyranose (up to 3.37 wt%) and unidentified dianhydrosugar (MW = 144; up to 1.64 wt%). Additionally, several other compounds have been identified but in minor quantities. Based on the results of the GC–MS, the effect of pyrolysis process conditions on the productivity of selected chemicals was discussed. These results allowed to create a general model of reactions during the catalytic pyrolysis of cellulose in the presence of copper(II) chloride and aluminum chloride.     

Pyrolysis of Eucalyptus wood in a fluidized-bed reactor

Eucalyptus wood can be utilized as a biomass feedstock for conversion to bio-oil using a pyrolysis process. Eucalyptus wood samples were initially pyrolyzed on a laboratory-scale pyrolysis system at different values in the ranges of 300–800 °C and 0.050–0.300 L min^?1 to determine the effects of operation temperature and N₂ flow rate, respectively, on the yields of products. Then, the bio-oil in the highest yield (wB = 44.37 %), which was obtained at pyrolysis final temperature (450 °C), heating rate (35 °C min^?1), particle size (850 μm), and sweeping flow rate (0.200 L min^?1), was characterized by Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy, gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and column chromatography. Subsequently, it was shown that the operating temperature and N₂ gas flow rate parameters affected the product yields. Also, some important physico-chemical properties of the pyrolytic oil obtained in high yield were determined as a calorific value of 37.85 MJ kg^?1, an empirical formula of CH_1.651O_0.105N_0.042S_0.001, a rich chemical content containing many different chemical groups, a density of 981.48 kg m^?3, and a viscosity of 61.24 mm² s^?1. Based on the determined properties of the pyrolytic oil, it was concluded that the use of pyrolytic oil derived from Eucalyptus wood may be useful for the production of alternative liquid fuels and fine chemicals after the necessary improvements.     

粒径对不同煤阶煤焦气化反应活性的影响研究

选取气流床气化炉所使用不同煤阶的八种煤焦,通过多级筛分制得单分散煤粉样本,利用热重分析仪考察了气化温度、煤焦粒径对不同煤阶煤焦CO_2气化反应的影响。对比了不同碳转化率阶段下的反应差异,并讨论了高碳转化率阶段的情况。研究表明,随着煤阶的升高,煤焦碳微晶结构更为有序,其气化活性也随之降低。煤焦粒径对气化反应的影响与煤阶有关。对于无烟煤,平均粒径300μm的无烟煤煤焦转化率达到95%所需时间可达40μm煤焦的7倍;对于褐煤与烟煤,由于其孔隙结构较为发达,粒径变化对煤焦气化活性的影响并不明显。综合煤阶、气化温度、煤焦粒径对气化反应活性的影响发现,相较低阶煤,提高气化温度、减小煤焦粒径能够更有效地提升高阶煤气化反应活性。     

生物油水蒸气气化实验研究

利用固定床反应器对生物油的水蒸气非催化气化性能进行了实验研究,考察了温度和水蒸气的加入量对气化过程的影响,对气化所得粗合成气的组成分布进行了分析。结果表明,升高温度有利于生物油向合成气转化,1 200 ℃时,生物油的碳转化率可达97.8%,合成气有效成分(H₂+CO)的产率可达77%,其中H₂/CO摩尔比为1.19;水蒸气的加入可以提高合成气中的H₂/CO摩尔比,当S/C(水碳比)=4时,合成气中的H₂/CO摩尔比可达3.69,与此同时,水蒸气的加入不利于合成气有效成分产率的提高;生物油气化所得气体为中热值气体。     

TiO2/斜发沸石光催化降解罗丹明B的研究

制备了一系列TiO₂/斜发沸石催化剂(不同焙烧温度、不同粒度和不同负载量),它们在紫外光照射下可降解有机染料罗丹明B(RhB).发现焙烧温度为500℃、粒度为180—200目、TiO₂实际质量分数为6.18%的催化剂样品活性较好.将其与P25对比,发现其降解速率虽低于P25(紫外光照84 min,P25COD变化率为100%,而焙烧温度为500℃的TiO₂/斜发沸石催化剂经紫外光照5.5 h,COD变化率为71.8%),但是TiO₂/沸石催化剂易于回收再利用,而纯P25因为颗粒细小,沉降速率慢,而不能快速分离.用XRD、TEM、BET、TG-DTA和紫外可见漫反射等方法表征了这些催化剂,结果表明催化剂比表面积增大有利于催化活性的提高.     

E?ect of Thermal Treatment on Structure and Catalytic Activity of Supported Fischer-Tropsch Nano-Cobalt Catalysts for Clean Fuels

"A series of 15%Co/Al2O3 catalysts were prepared by incipient wetness impregnation under various calcination conditions (90-500 oC), and were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy experiments (XPS), temperature programmed reduction, and catalytic measurements of hydrogenation of carbon monoxide to long-chained hydrocarbons leading to clean fuels (Fischer-Tropsch synthesis). The results of XPS show the presence of incompletely decomposed cobalt nitrate for catalysts calcined at 90-200 oC, and the presence of Co3O4 for catalysts calcined at 200-500 oC. For the four alumina-supported nano cobalt catalysts with different thermal treatment (200-500 oC), XRD and XPS results illustrated that there were mainly nano Co3O4 crystalite phases of 9-10 nm and the size of cobalt nano-particles did almost not change with the different temperature of thermal treatment. This was different from that of silica-supported cobalt catalysts. The supported cobalt catalyst (CoAp340 sample) calcinated at 340 oC presented a better activity for Fischer Tropsch synthesis to clean fuels, at mild conditions like atmospheric pressure (100 kPa), 1800 mL/g/h and 190 oC; rather than high pressure (2 MPa or more)."     

The effects of temperature on product yields and composition of bio-oils in hydropyrolysis of rice husk using nickel-loaded brown coal char catalyst

Hydropyrolysis of rice husk was performed using nickel-loaded Loy Yang brown coal char (Ni/LY) catalyst in a fluidized bed reactor at 500, 550, 600 and 650 °C with an aim to study the influence of catalyst and catalytic hydropyrolysis temperature on product yields and the composition of bio-oil. An inexpensive Ni/LY char was prepared by the ion-exchange method with nickel loading rate of 9 ± 1 wt.%. Nickel particles which dispersed well in Loy Yang brown coal char showed a large specific surface area of Ni/LY char of 350 m²/g. The effects of catalytic activity and hydropyrolysis temperature of rice husk using Ni/LY char were examined at the optimal condition for bio-oil yield (i.e., pyrolysis temperature 500 °C, static bed height 5 cm, and gas flow rate 2 L/min without catalyst). In the presence of catalyst, the oxygen content of bio-oil decreased by about 16% compared with that of non-catalyst. Raising the temperature from 500 to 650 °C reduced the oxygen content of bio-oil from 27.50% to 21.50%. Bio-oil yields decreased while gas yields and water content increased with increasing temperature due to more oxygen being converted into H₂O, CO₂, and CO. The decreasing of the oxygen content contributed to a remarkable increase in the heating value of bio-oil. The characteristics of bio-oil were analyzed by Karl Fischer, GC/MS, GPC, FT-IR, and CHN elemental analysis. The result indicated that the hydropyrolysis of rice husk using Ni/LY char at high temperature can be used to improved the quality of bio-oil to level suitable for a potential liquid fuel and chemical feedstock.