Perennial grass (Arundo donax L.) as a feedstock for thermo-chemical conversion to energy and materials
Abstract
In the present study, perennial grass species Arundo donax L. was pyrolysed in a fixed-bed reactor and characterization was performed for the liquid and the solid products. The effect of process parameters such as temperature (350-650 °C), heating rate (10 °C and 40 °C min(-1)) and sweeping gas flow rate (50-250 ml min(-1)) was also investigated. Maximum bio-oil yield of ∼ 26% was observed at 500 °C for the heating rate of 40 °C min(-1). Chemical composition of the bio-oil was analysed through NMR, FTIR and GC-MS. The biochar was characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy along with elemental analysis (CHN). The biochar produced as a co-product of A. donax pyrolysis can be a potential soil amendment with multiple benefits including increased soil fertility and C-sequestration. Current investigation suggests suitability of A. donax as a potential feedstock for exploitation of energy and biomaterials through pyrolytic route.
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- Authors
- Saikia, R., Chutia, R. S., Kataki, R., & Pant, K. K.
- Affiliations
- Tezpur University (IN)
- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IN)
- Corresponding author
- Kataki, Rupam
- Venue
- Bioresource Technology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2015-07
- Volume
- 188
- Pages
- 265-272
- ISSN
- 0960-8524 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1983737854
- Cited by
- 154
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 8.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Bioresource Technology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Bioenergy crop production and management
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Keywords
- Arundo donax, perennial grasses, pyrolysis, bio-oil, biochar, thermochemical conversion, fixed-bed reactor, heating rate, pyrolysis temperature, carbon sequestration, biomass feedstock
- MeSH terms
- Biotechnology, Charcoal, Electric Conductivity, Poaceae, Hot Temperature, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Soil, Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared, Bioreactors, Biofuels
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