title: Characterization of the liquid product obtained by pyrolysis of karanja seed.
abstract: Karanja (Pongamia glabra) seeds were pyrolyzed in semi-batch mode at a temperature range of 450-550°C and at a heating rate of 20°C/min. FTIR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy) analysis of the liquid product indicates the presence of alkanes, alkenes, ketones, carboxylic acids and aromatics rings. GC-MS (Gas chromatography-Mass spectrometry) demonstrated the presence of hydrocarbons with between 14 and 31 carbon atoms in a chain. The physical properties of the pyrolysis liquid were close to mixture of diesel and petrol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Orissa, India. nirajsmartniraj@gmail.com
authors.forename: Niraj Kumar
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Nayan
authors.forename: Sachin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D052596:Pongamia / Q000196:embryology*; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013818:Thermogravimetry