Characterization of bio-oil obtained from fruit pulp pyrolysis

Nurgül Özbay, Esin Apaydın-Varol, Başak Burcu Uzun and Ayşe Eren Pütün

Energy, 2008, vol. 33, issue 8, 1233-1240

Abstract: Apricot pulps was pyrolyzed in a fixed-bed reactor under different pyrolysis conditions to determine the role of final temperature, sweeping gas flow rate and steam velocity on the product yields and liquid product composition with a heating rate of 5°C/min. Final temperature range studied was between 300 and 700°C and the highest liquid product yield was obtained at 550°C. Liquid product yield increased significantly under nitrogen and steam atmospheres. For the optimum conditions, pyrolysis of peach pulp was furthermore studied. Liquid products obtained under the most suitable conditions were characterized by FTIR and 1H-NMR. In addition, gas chromatography/mass spectrophotometer was achieved on all pyrolysis oils. Characterization showed that bio-oil could be a potential source for synthetic fuels and chemical feedstock.

Keywords: Steam pyrolysis; Apricot pulp; Characterization; Bio-oil (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2008.04.006

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