title: Catalytic pyrolysis of waste furniture sawdust for bio-oil production.
abstract: In this study, the catalytic pyrolysis of waste furniture sawdust in the presence of ZSM-5, H-Y and MCM-41 (10 wt % of the biomass sample) was carried out in order to increase the quality of the liquid product at the various pyrolysis temperatures of 400, 450, 500 and 550(o)C. In the non-catalytic work, the maximum oil yield was obtained as 42% at 500(o)C in a fixed-bed reactor system. In the catalytic work, the maximum oil yield was decreased to 37.48, 30.04 and 29.23% in the presence of ZSM-5, H-Y and MCM-41, respectively. The obtained pyrolysis oils were analyzed by various spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques. It was determined that the use of a catalyst decreased acids and increased valuable organics found in the bio-oil. The removal of oxygen from bio-oil was confirmed with the results of the elemental analysis and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey bbuzun@anadolu.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Başak B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Uzun
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gülin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kanmaz
mesh_terms: D056804:Biofuels / Q000032:analysis*; D002384:Catalysis; D017745:Incineration; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry; D018505:Waste Management / Q000379:methods*; D017641:Zeolites / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D007220:Industrial Waste; C509968:MCM-41; C570564:ZSM-5 zeolite; D017641:Zeolites; D012822:Silicon Dioxide
keywords: Catalytic pyrolysis; H-Y; MCM-41; ZSM-5; sawdust