Global Reaction Model to Describe the Kinetics of Catalytic Pyrolysis of Coffee Grounds Waste

Abstract:

In view of the constant search for new sources of renewable energy, the particulate agro-industrial waste reuse emerges as an advantageous alternative. However, despite the advantages of using the biomass as an energy source, there is still strong resistance as the large-scale replacement of petroleum products due to the lack of scientifically proven efficient conversion technologies. In this context, the pyrolysis is presented as one of the most widely used thermal decomposition processes. The knowledge of aspects of chemical kinetics, thermodynamics these will, heat and mass transfer, are so important, since influence the quality of the product. This paper presents a kinetic study of slow pyrolysis of coffee grounds waste from dynamic thermogravimetric experiments (TG), using different powder catalysts. The primary thermal decomposition was described by the one-step reaction model, which considers a single global reaction. The kinetic parameters were estimated using nonlinear regression and the differential evolution method. The coffee ground waste was dried at 105°C for 24 hours. The sample in nature was analyzed at different heating rates, being 10, 15, 20, 30 and 50 K/min. In the catalytic pyrolysis, about 5% (w/w) of catalyst were added to the sample, at a heating rate of 30 K/min. The results show that the one-step model does not accurately represent the data of weight loss (TG) and its derivative (DTG), but can do an estimative of the activation energy reaction, and can show the differences caused by the catalysts. Although no one can say anything about the products formed with the addition of the catalyst, it would be necessary to micro-pyrolysis analysis, we can say the influence of the catalyst in the samples, based on the data obtained in thermogravimetric tests.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 899)
• Pages: 173-178
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.899.173
• Online since: July 2017
• Authors: Ronydes Batista Jr.*, Bruna Sene Alves Araújo, Pedro Ivo Brandão e Melo Franco, Beatriz Cristina Silvério, Sandra Cristina Danta, Kássia Graciele dos Santos
• Keywords: Biomass, Coffee Grounds, Kinetic Model, Pyrolysis, Thermogravimetry

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