title: Production of methanol from biomass waste via pyrolysis.
abstract: The production of methanol from agricultural, forestry, livestock, poultry, and fishery waste via pyrolysis was investigated. Pyrolysis was conducted in a tube furnace at 450-500 °C. Sugarcane bagasse showed the methanol production (5.93 wt.%), followed by roots and sawdust with 4.36 and 4.22 wt.%, respectively. Animal waste offered the lowest content of methanol, as only 0.46, 0.80, and 0.61 wt.% were obtained from fishery, goat, and cow waste, respectively. It was also observed that the percentage of methanol increased with an increase in volatile compounds while the percentage of ethanol increased with the percentage of ash and fix carbon. The data indicate that, pyrolysis is a means for production of methanol and ethanol after further optimization of the process and sample treatment.
authors.affiliation: Fuel Cell Institute, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia. ctie@eng.ukm.my
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kamarudin
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Shamsul
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ghani
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chia
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Liew
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Samsudin
mesh_terms: D018533:Biomass; D000431:Ethanol / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D017745:Incineration / Q000379:methods*; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000517:prevention & control; D000432:Methanol / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry*; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D012722:Sewage; D000431:Ethanol; D000432:Methanol