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Publication history: Received May 8, 2016
Accepted October 15, 2016

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The effects of mineral salt catalysts on selectivity of phenolic compounds in bio-oil during microwave pyrolysis of peanut shell

Alisa Mamaeva¹ Arash Tahmasebi¹ Jianglong Yu^{1 2†}

¹Key Laboratory of Advanced Coal and Coking Technology of Liaoning Province, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan 114051, China ²Chemical Engineering, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, March 2017, 34(3), 672-680(9), 10.1007/s11814-016-0291-3

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Abstract

Catalytic microwave pyrolysis of peanut shell (PT) using Fe3O4, Na2CO3, NaOH, and KOH for production of phenolic-rich bio-oil was investigated. The effects of catalyst type, pyrolysis temperature, and biomass/catalyst ratio on product distribution and composition were studied. Among four catalysts tested, Na2CO3 significantly increased the selectivity of phenolic compounds in bio-oil during microwave pyrolysis. The highest phenolics concentration of 57.36% (area) was obtained at 500 °C and PT : Na2CO3 ratio of 8 : 1. The catalytic effect to produce phenolic compounds among all the catalysts tested can be summarized in the order Na2CO3>Fe3O4>KOH>NaOH. Using KOH and NaOH as catalyst resulted in formation of bio-oil with enhanced higher heating value (HHV) and lower oxygen content, indicating that these catalysts enhanced the deoxygenation of bio-oil. The scanning-electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) analysis of char particles showed the melting of magnetite and vaporizationcondensation of mineral salt catalysts on char particle, which was attributed to extremely high local temperatures during microwave heating.

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Biomass Catalytic Pyrolysis Microwave Irradiation Phenolic Compounds Alkali Catalysts

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