title: Pyrolysis and kinetic analyses of Camel grass (Cymbopogon schoenanthus) for bioenergy.
abstract: The aim of this work was to study the thermal degradation of grass (Cymbopogon schoenanthus) under an inert environment at three heating rates, including 10, 30, and 50°Cmin-1in order to evaluate its bioenergy potential. Pyrolysis experiments were performed in a simultaneous Thermogravimetry-Differential Scanning Calorimetry analyzer. Thermal data were used to analyze kinetic parameters through isoconversional models of Flynn-Wall-Ozawa (FWO) and Kissenger-Akahira-Sunose (KSA) methods. The pre-exponential factors values have shown the reaction to follow first order kinetics. Activation energy values were shown to be 84-193 and 96-192kJmol-1as calculated by KSA and FWO methods, respectively. Differences between activation energy and enthalpy of reaction values (∼5 to 6kJmol-1) showed product formation is favorable. The Gibb's free energy (173-177kJmol-1) and High Heating Value (15.00MJkg-1) have shown the considerable bioenergy potential of this low-cost biomass.
authors.affiliation: Bioenergy Research Centre, Department of Bioinformatics & Biotechnology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad Aamer
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mehmood
authors.affiliation: College of Bioengineering, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong 643000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Guangbin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.affiliation: College of Bioengineering, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong 643000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Huibo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, and School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chenguang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Bioenergy Research Centre, Department of Bioinformatics & Biotechnology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Sana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.affiliation: Bioenergy Research Centre, Department of Bioinformatics & Biotechnology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Ifrah
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Afzal
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, and School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jianren
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Bioenergy Research Centre, Department of Bioinformatics & Biotechnology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan. Electronic address: sajjad.bioinfo@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Muhammad Sajjad
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D056804:Biofuels; D018533:Biomass; D002152:Calorimetry, Differential Scanning; D031743:Cymbopogon / Q000737:chemistry*; D006361:Heating; D007700:Kinetics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D013816:Thermodynamics; D013818:Thermogravimetry
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels
keywords: Bioenergy; Low cost biomass; Pyrolysis; TGA-DSC