Analysis of Bio-Oil Produced by Co-Pyrolysis of Mahua Seed and Polystyrene

Abstract:

TheProduction of biofuel from biomass sources is believed to reduce the reliance of fossil fuel and its cost. This investigation was aimed to produce and characterize the bio-oil obtained from co-pyrolysis. Two different feed stocks were used for co-pyrolysis; one is Mahua seed (MS) and the other one is Polystyrene (PS). The effect in addition of plastic to biomass in pyrolysis process were investigated on the yield and quality of products. Experiments were conducted in a semi-batch pyrolysis reactor under various parameters of temperature, heating rate and blending ratio. The results indicated that a temperature of 525 °C, and blend ratio of 1:1is maximumwith a heating rate of 20 °C/min. The yield of bio-oil obtained from the co-pyrolysis was found to be approximately 71%, which was higher about 22% than that of yield obtained from pyrolysis of Mahua seed (MS) alone. Further the bio-oil was characterized using different spectroscopic and chromatographic analyses. The analysis of the results for characterization of bio-oil indicated that the synergetic effect increased the bio-oil yield and its quality.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 787)
• Pages: 771-775
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.787.771
• Online since: August 2015
• Authors: Debalaxmi Pradhan*, R.K. Singh
• Keywords: Bio-Oil, Co-Pyrolysis, Spectroscopic Analysis

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