title: Thermogravimetric analysis and fast pyrolysis of Milkweed.
abstract: Pyrolysis of Milkweed was carried out in a thermogravimetric analyzer and a bubbling fluidized bed reactor. Total liquid yield of Milkweed pyrolysis was between 40.74% and 44.19 wt% between 425 °C and 550 °C. The gas yield increased from 27.90 wt% to 33.33 wt% with increasing reaction temperature. The higher heating values (HHV) of the Milkweed bio-oil were relatively high (30.33-32.87 MJ/kg) and varied with reaction temperature, feeding rate and fluidization velocity. The selectivity for CO2 was highest within non-condensable gases, and the molar ratio of CO2/CO was about 3 at the different reaction conditions. The (13)C NMR analysis, of the bio-oil showed that the relative concentration carboxylic group and its derivatives was higher at 425 °C than 475 °C, which resulted in slightly higher oxygen content in bio-oil. The pH of aqueous phase obtained at 475 °C was 7.37 which is the highest reported for any lignocellulosic biomass pyrolysis oils.
authors: Department of Chemical Engineering, Kangwon National University, 346 Joongang-ro, Samcheok, Gangwon-do 245-711, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: sskim2008@kangwon.ac.kr.
authors: Seung-Soo
authors: SS
authors: Kim
authors: Department of Biological Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-4105, USA. Electronic address: foster.agblevor@usu.edu.
authors: Foster A
authors: FA
authors: Agblevor
mesh_terms: D031108:Asclepias / Q000737:chemistry*; D019149:Bioreactors; D066241:Carbon-13 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007700:Kinetics; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000032:analysis; D066244:Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013818:Thermogravimetry / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D010938:Plant Oils
keywords: Bio-oil; Bubbling fluidized bed reactor; Fast pyrolysis; Herbaceous biomass; Milkweed