title: Pyrolysis of Mesua ferrea and Pongamia glabra seed cover: characterization of bio-oil and its sub-fractions.
abstract: In the present study, pyrolysis of Mesua ferrea seed cover (MFSC) and Pongamia glabra seed cover (PGSC) was performed to investigate the characteristics of bio-oil and its sub fractions. In a fixed bed reactor, the effect of temperature (range of 350-650 °C) on product yield and quality of solid product were monitored. The maximum bio-oil yield of 28.5 wt.% and 29.6 wt.% for PGSC and MFSC respectively was obtained at 550 °C at heating rate of 40 °C/min. The chemical composition of bio-oil and its sub fractions were investigated using FTIR and (1)H NMR. GC-MS was performed for both PGSC and MFSC bio-oils and their corresponding n-hexane fractions. The results showed that bio-oil from the feedstocks and its sub-fractions might be a potential source of renewable fuel and value added chemicals.
authors.affiliation: Biofuel Laboratory, Department of Energy, Tezpur University, Tezpur 784028, Assam, India.
authors.forename: Neonjyoti
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bordoloi
authors.affiliation: Biofuel Laboratory, Department of Energy, Tezpur University, Tezpur 784028, Assam, India.
authors.forename: Rumi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Narzari
authors.affiliation: Biofuel Laboratory, Department of Energy, Tezpur University, Tezpur 784028, Assam, India.
authors.forename: Rahul Singh
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Chutia
authors.affiliation: Bio-Fuels Division (BFD), CSIR - Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun 248005, India.
authors.forename: Thallada
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bhaskar
authors.affiliation: Biofuel Laboratory, Department of Energy, Tezpur University, Tezpur 784028, Assam, India. Electronic address: rupam@tezu.ernet.in.
authors.forename: Rupam
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kataki
mesh_terms: D056804:Biofuels; D018533:Biomass; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D005740:Gases; D006586:Hexanes / Q000737:chemistry; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006859:Hydrogen; D007194:India; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism*; D052596:Pongamia / Q000737:chemistry; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*; D012987:Soil; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D018505:Waste Management
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D005740:Gases; D006586:Hexanes; D010938:Plant Oils; D012987:Soil; D006859:Hydrogen
keywords: Bio-oil; Biowaste; Mesua ferrea; Pongamia glabra; Seed cover