Effects of particle size on the fast pyrolysis of oil mallee woody biomass |
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Authors: | Jun Shen Xiao-Shan Wang Manuel Garcia-Perez Daniel Mourant Martin J Rhodes |
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Affiliation: | a Department of Chemical Engineering, P.O. Box 36, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia b Department of Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Shanxi 030024, China c Biological Systems Engineering Department, Washington State University, Pullman 99164, USA |
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Abstract: | This study aims to investigate the effects of biomass particle size (0.18-5.6 mm) on the yield and composition of bio-oil from the pyrolysis of Australian oil mallee woody biomass in a fluidised-bed reactor at 500 °C. The yield of bio-oil decreased as the average biomass particle size was increased from 0.3 to about 1.5 mm. Further increases in biomass particle size did not result in any further decreases in the bio-oil yield. These results are mainly due to the impact of particle size in the production of lignin-derived compounds. Possible inter-particle interactions between bio-oil vapour and char particles or homogeneous reactions in vapour phases were not responsible for the decreases in the bio-oil yield. The bio-oil samples were characterised with thermogravimetric analysis, UV-fluorescence spectroscopy, Karl-Fischer titration as well as precipitation in cold water. It was found that the yields of light bio-oil fractions increased and those of heavy bio-oil fractions decreased with increasing biomass particle size. The formation of pyrolytic water at low temperatures (<500 °C) is not greatly affected by temperature or particle size. It is believed that decreased heating rates experienced by large particles are a major factor responsible for the lower bio-oil yields from large particles and for the changes in the overall composition of resulting oils. Changes in biomass cell structure during grinding may also influence the yield and composition of bio-oil. |
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Keywords: | Bio-oil Biomass Pyrolysis Particle size |
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