Pyrolysis and kinetic behavior of banana stem using thermogravimetric analysis |
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Authors: | Qunpeng Cheng Meng Jiang Zhihua Chen Xun Wang |
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Affiliation: | 1. School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China;2. School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China |
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Abstract: | Pyrolysis and kinetic behavior of banana stem (BS) were investigated using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The behavior of mass loss demonstrated that pyrolysis process of BS appeared in three stages with a conversion range of 0–0.20, 0.20–0.90, and 0.90–1, respectively. The reaction mechanism of BS pyrolysis followed the 3D diffusion model, with an apparent activation energy range of 130.63–192.10 kJ/mol and a pre-exponential factor range of 2.42×107–4.10 × 1010 s–1. Stages 1, 2, and 3 were mainly attributed to pyrolysis of hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin with mean activation energies of 139.09, 155.41, and 188.71 kJ/mol, respectively. The experimental data obeyed the iso-conversional model well with correlation coefficients (R2) over than 0.9928. |
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Keywords: | Banana stem biomas kinetic pyrolysis thermogravimetric analysis |
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