Investigation on thermochemical behaviour of Malaysia biomasses via Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)

Biomass is a renewable resource with great potential as an alternative to fossil fuels for supplying energy. The flash pyrolysis process has been subject of intense research in the last decades in converting biomass into a convenient and effective fuel Thermogravimetric analysis , (TGA) is used to s...

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Main Authors: Balasundram, Vekes, Alias, Noorhaza, Ibrahim, Norazana, Abd. Hamid, Mohd. Kamaruddin, Hasbullah, Hasrinah
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spelling my.utm.615132017-07-24T04:54:03Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61513/ Investigation on thermochemical behaviour of Malaysia biomasses via Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) Balasundram, Vekes Alias, Noorhaza Ibrahim, Norazana Abd. Hamid, Mohd. Kamaruddin Hasbullah, Hasrinah TP Chemical technology Biomass is a renewable resource with great potential as an alternative to fossil fuels for supplying energy. The flash pyrolysis process has been subject of intense research in the last decades in converting biomass into a convenient and effective fuel Thermogravimetric analysis , (TGA) is used to study the thermal behaviour of carbonaceous materials. In the present study, the characteristics and thermal decomposition behaviour of eight local biomasses (empty fruit bunch (EFB). oil palm trunk (OPT), rice husk, coconut copra, saw dust, coconut shell, bagasse and wood bark) in Malaysia upon fast pyrolysis were studied. The elemental properties of the feedstock were characterized by an elemental analyzer while thermal properties were investigated using thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA). Analysis is carried out in an inert nitrogen atmosphere from ambient temperature to 700 °C. In this work, the particle sizes varied in the range of 0.30< dp <0.50 mm at a heating rate of 80 °C/min. Three reaction zones corresponding to moisture evolution, hemiceilulose-cellulose degradation and lignin degradation are observed for all the biomass samples. The resuits show that, Phase I (moisture evolution) was identified between 25 and 137 °C for saw dust as indicated in DTG curve and has highest peak among the samples. Two distinct evolution profiles were observed for coconut shell, coconut copra, bagasse, rice husk and EFB at Phase 11 (devolatilization). At Phase III (lignin decomposition), it is observed that the lignin gradually degrades over a wide range of temperature (450-700 °C). However, when the temperature reaches 650 °C, the degradation rates are no longer significant as most volatiles had already been pyrolysed. 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61513/1/MohdKamaruddinAbd2015_InvestigationonThermochemicalBehaviourofMalaysiaBiomasses.pdf Balasundram, Vekes and Alias, Noorhaza and Ibrahim, Norazana and Abd. Hamid, Mohd. Kamaruddin and Hasbullah, Hasrinah (2015) Investigation on thermochemical behaviour of Malaysia biomasses via Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA). In: Conference on Emerging Energy & Process Technology, 15-16 Dec, 2015, Melaka, Malaysia.
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topic TP Chemical technology
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Balasundram, Vekes
Alias, Noorhaza
Ibrahim, Norazana
Abd. Hamid, Mohd. Kamaruddin
Hasbullah, Hasrinah
Investigation on thermochemical behaviour of Malaysia biomasses via Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
description Biomass is a renewable resource with great potential as an alternative to fossil fuels for supplying energy. The flash pyrolysis process has been subject of intense research in the last decades in converting biomass into a convenient and effective fuel Thermogravimetric analysis , (TGA) is used to study the thermal behaviour of carbonaceous materials. In the present study, the characteristics and thermal decomposition behaviour of eight local biomasses (empty fruit bunch (EFB). oil palm trunk (OPT), rice husk, coconut copra, saw dust, coconut shell, bagasse and wood bark) in Malaysia upon fast pyrolysis were studied. The elemental properties of the feedstock were characterized by an elemental analyzer while thermal properties were investigated using thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA). Analysis is carried out in an inert nitrogen atmosphere from ambient temperature to 700 °C. In this work, the particle sizes varied in the range of 0.30< dp <0.50 mm at a heating rate of 80 °C/min. Three reaction zones corresponding to moisture evolution, hemiceilulose-cellulose degradation and lignin degradation are observed for all the biomass samples. The resuits show that, Phase I (moisture evolution) was identified between 25 and 137 °C for saw dust as indicated in DTG curve and has highest peak among the samples. Two distinct evolution profiles were observed for coconut shell, coconut copra, bagasse, rice husk and EFB at Phase 11 (devolatilization). At Phase III (lignin decomposition), it is observed that the lignin gradually degrades over a wide range of temperature (450-700 °C). However, when the temperature reaches 650 °C, the degradation rates are no longer significant as most volatiles had already been pyrolysed.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Balasundram, Vekes
Alias, Noorhaza
Ibrahim, Norazana
Abd. Hamid, Mohd. Kamaruddin
Hasbullah, Hasrinah
author_facet Balasundram, Vekes
Alias, Noorhaza
Ibrahim, Norazana
Abd. Hamid, Mohd. Kamaruddin
Hasbullah, Hasrinah
author_sort Balasundram, Vekes
title Investigation on thermochemical behaviour of Malaysia biomasses via Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
title_short Investigation on thermochemical behaviour of Malaysia biomasses via Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
title_full Investigation on thermochemical behaviour of Malaysia biomasses via Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
title_fullStr Investigation on thermochemical behaviour of Malaysia biomasses via Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
title_full_unstemmed Investigation on thermochemical behaviour of Malaysia biomasses via Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
title_sort investigation on thermochemical behaviour of malaysia biomasses via thermogravimetric analysis (tga)
publishDate 2015
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61513/1/MohdKamaruddinAbd2015_InvestigationonThermochemicalBehaviourofMalaysiaBiomasses.pdf
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