Bamboo wastes catalytic pyrolysis with N-doped biochar catalyst for phenols products

Wei Chen, Yang Fang, Kaixu Li, Zhiqun Chen, Mingwei Xia, Meng Gong, Yingquan Chen, Haiping Yang, Xin Tu and Hanping Chen

Applied Energy, 2020, vol. 260, issue C, No S0306261919319294

Abstract: Biomass catalytic pyrolysis for valuable O-containing chemicals is a promising approach for better utilization of oxygen in biomass resource, where the catalyst, with the properties of green, low cost, high activity and stability, is a critical point. In this study, we proposed a novel and green method to produce phenols through biomass (bamboo wastes) catalytic pyrolysis with N-doped biochar catalyst, which was investigated in a fixed bed reactor to explore the catalytic pyrolysis mechanism of N-doped biochar catalyst. N-doped biochar catalysts, with different nitrogen content and specific surface area, were by products came from biomass N-enriched pyrolysis. Results showed that N-doped biochar catalyst greatly promoted the generation of phenols (reached 82%), especially valuable 4-vinyl phenol with 31% content and 6.65 wt% yield, as well as 16% 4-ethyl phenol with 3.04 wt% yield, based on biomass. It also promoted aromatics formation, while inhibited the generation of O-species and acetic acid with more CO2 and H2O release, thus greatly improved bio-oil quality. Furthermore, N-containing groups in N-doped biochar catalyst showed good stability, while O-containing groups decreased largely. N-doped biochar mainly acted as adsorbent, catalyst, and reactant during catalytic pyrolysis, and the possible catalytic pyrolysis mechanism was proposed based on experiment results and quantum calculations. In conclusion, N-doped biochar catalyst showed excellent catalytic property for biomass catalytic pyrolysis for phenols products.

Keywords: Catalytic pyrolysis; N-doped biochar catalyst; Biomass; Bamboo wastes; Phenols products; 4-vinyl phenol (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.114242

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