Characterization of Pyrolysis Kinetics for the Use of Tropical Biomass as Renewable Energy Sources

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dc.contributor.authorNdalila, P.
dc.contributor.authorJohn, Geoffrey R.
dc.contributor.authorMhilu, Cuthbert F.
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-11T10:13:21Z
dc.date.available2016-08-11T10:13:21Z
dc.date.issued2013-06-05
dc.descriptionFull text can be accessed at http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-37753-2_32en_US
dc.description.abstractTropical biomass such as rice husks, sugar bagasse, coffee husks and sisal waste are among typical biomass wastes abundant in most of the tropical countries. However, despite their enormous potential as energy sources, they are hardly studied and their thermal characteristics are still not well known. The purpose of this work is to determine the thermochemical characteristics and pyrolysis behavior of these selected biomasses. Proximate, ultimate and heating value analyses were carried out on the samples. Results show that all biomass have a range of, volatile contents (50–80 % w/w), fixed carbon (10–20 % w/w), ash content (<3 % w/w), carbon (50–56 % dry basis) low nitrogen (0.7–1.3 % dry basis) and sulphur (<0.1 wt % dry basis) contents with heating value (HHV 14–18 MJ/kg). The biomasses were thermally degraded through thermogravimetry analysis and their characteristics such as devolatilisation profiles and kinetics parameters (activation energy E, and frequency factor A) were determined, in an inert atmosphere. It is found that the kinetic parameters obtained can predict not only global devolatilization of biomass pyrolysis but also can predict the pyrolysis pathway of cellulose in the target biomass.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNdalila, P., John, G.R. and Mhilu, C.F., 2013. Characterization of Pyrolysis Kinetics for the Use of Tropical Biomass as Renewable Energy Sources. In Climate-Smart Technologies (pp. 425-433). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-642-37753-2_32
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3484
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectTropical biomassen_US
dc.subjectPyrolysisen_US
dc.subjectKineticsen_US
dc.titleCharacterization of Pyrolysis Kinetics for the Use of Tropical Biomass as Renewable Energy Sourcesen_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US
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