title: Pyrolysis of de-oiled seed cake of Jatropha Curcas and catalytic steam reforming of pyrolytic bio-oil to hydrogen.
abstract: The aim of this work was to study the pyrolysis of de-oiled seed cake of Jatropha Curcas and catalytic steam reforming of pyrolytic bio-oil to hydrogen. As per literature, presence of heavy nitrogenous and oxygenated compounds leads to catalyst deactivation. Here, an attempt has been made to tune pyrolytic reactions to optimize the N and O content of the pyrolytic bio-oil. Bio-oil conversion and hydrogen yield decreased as reaction progressed, which attributes to temporary loss of catalytic activity by blockage of catalyst pores by carbon deposition. Further, retention of steam reforming activity after repetitive steam activation suggests long-term catalyst usage.
authors: Corporate R&D Centre, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. Electronic address: rennyam@bharatpetroleum.in.
authors: Andrew
authors: A
authors: Renny
authors: College of Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
authors: Viswanathan
authors: V
authors: Santhosh
authors: Corporate R&D Centre, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors: Nitin
authors: N
authors: Somkuwar
authors: Corporate R&D Centre, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors: D T
authors: DT
authors: Gokak
authors: College of Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
authors: Pankaj
authors: P
authors: Sharma
authors: Corporate R&D Centre, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors: Sanjay
authors: S
authors: Bhargava
mesh_terms: D056804:Biofuels; D002244:Carbon; D002384:Catalysis; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D031286:Jatropha / Q000737:chemistry*; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013227:Steam
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D013227:Steam; D002244:Carbon; D006859:Hydrogen
keywords: Hydrogen yield; Steam activation; Steam reforming