title: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in bio-crudes from induction-heating pyrolysis of biomass wastes.
abstract: The aim of this work was to prepare the bio-crudes from agricultural wastes (i.e., rice straw, rice husk, sugarcane bagasse and coconut shell) by using induction-heating pyrolysis at specified conditions. The quantitative analysis of 21 priority pollutant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in bio-crudes examined using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) revealed that the PAHs in bio-crudes were primarily dominant in the low molecular weight (LMW) PAHs, including naphthalene (1.10-2.45 mg/L) and acenaphthene (0.72-7.61 mg/L). However, by considering carcinogenic potency, the bio-crudes from rice husk and sugarcane bagasse contained higher contents of benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) (0.52 and 0.92 mg/L, respectively) as compared to those from rice straw and coconut shell.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Engineering and Science, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan 717, Taiwan. wwtsai@mail.chna.edu.tw
authors.forename: Wen-Tien
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Hsiao-Hsuan
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Mi
authors.forename: Yuan-Ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Shyh-Yu
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jeng-Hung
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D018533:Biomass; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006361:Heating; D008954:Models, Biological; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis*; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants