title: Catalytic fast co-pyrolysis of biomass and food waste to produce aromatics: Analytical Py-GC/MS study.
abstract: In this study, catalytic fast co-pyrolysis (co-CFP) of corn stalk and food waste (FW) was carried out to produce aromatics using quantitative pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS), and ZSM-5 zeolite in the hydrogen form was employed as the catalyst. Co-CFP temperature and a parameter called hydrogen to carbon effective ratio (H/C(eff) ratio) were examined for their effects on the relative content of aromatics. Experimental results showed that co-CFP temperature of 600 °C was optimal for the formation of aromatics and other organic pyrolysis products. Besides, H/C(eff) ratio had an important influence on product distribution. The yield of total organic pyrolysis products and relative content of aromatics increased non-linearly with increasing H/C(eff) ratio. There was an apparent synergistic effect between corn stalk and FW during co-CFP process, which promoted the production of aromatics significantly. Co-CFP of biomass and FW was an effective method to produce aromatics and other petrochemicals.
authors: Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China; Center for Biorefining and Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108, USA.
authors: Bo
authors: B
authors: Zhang
authors: Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China. Electronic address: zzhong@seu.edu.cn.
authors: Zhaoping
authors: Z
authors: Zhong
authors: Center for Biorefining and Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108, USA.
authors: Min
authors: M
authors: Min
authors: Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.
authors: Kuan
authors: K
authors: Ding
authors: Center for Biorefining and Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108, USA.
authors: Qinglong
authors: Q
authors: Xie
authors: Center for Biorefining and Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108, USA.
authors: Roger
authors: R
authors: Ruan
mesh_terms: D018533:Biomass; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D002384:Catalysis; D005502:Food; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / Q000378:metabolism*; D014866:Waste Products / Q000032:analysis*; D017641:Zeolites / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic; D014866:Waste Products; C570564:ZSM-5 zeolite; D017641:Zeolites
keywords: Aromatics; Catalytic co-pyrolysis; Corn stalk; Food waste; ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst