title: Co-pyrolysis of sunflower-oil cake with potassium carbonate and zinc oxide using plasma torch to produce bio-fuels.
abstract: This study examined the effects of additives of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) and zinc oxide (ZnO) on the pyrolysis of waste sunflower-oil cake using a 60 kW pilot-scale plasma torch reactor. The major gaseous products were CO and H2. The productions of CO and CH4 increased while that of H2 decreased with the addition of K2CO3. The use of ZnO reduced while enhanced the formation of CO and H2, respectively. In order to match the appeal of resource reutilization, one can use the waste K2CO3 resulted from the sorption of CO2 with KOH in greenhouse gas control and the waste ZnO obtained from the melting process as additives for the co-pyrolysis of sunflower-oil cake, yielding fuels rich in CO and H2, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Engineering, National I-Lan University, No. 1, Sec. 1, Shen-Lung Road, I-Lan 260, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Je-Lueng
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Shie
authors.forename: Chia-Chi
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Ching-Yuan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Chin-Ching
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Tzeng
authors.forename: Chung-Yu
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Kae-Long
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Jyi-Yeong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: Min-Hao
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Heng-Yi
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ching-Hui
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: Yuh-Jeng
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Lieh-Chih
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D056804:Biofuels; D018533:Biomass; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D002254:Carbonates / Q000737:chemistry*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods; D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry; D006368:Helianthus; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry; D008697:Methane / Q000737:chemistry; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D011188:Potassium / Q000737:chemistry*; D000074242:Sunflower Oil; D018505:Waste Management / Q000379:methods; D015034:Zinc Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D002254:Carbonates; D005740:Gases; D010938:Plant Oils; D000074242:Sunflower Oil; D006859:Hydrogen; C037593:potassium carbonate; D008697:Methane; D011188:Potassium; D015034:Zinc Oxide