Production of Biochar, Bio-Oil and Synthesis Gas from Cashew Nut Shell by Slow Pyrolysis
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- 作者：Renata Moreira ; Rosely dos Reis Orsini ; Jorge Moreira Vaz…
- 关键词：Cashew nut shell ; Slow pyrolysis ; Bio ; oil ; Biochar ; Syngas
- 刊名：Waste and Biomass Valorization
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：January 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：8
- 期：1
- 页码：217-224
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- 刊物类别：Engineering
- 刊物主题：Engineering, general; Environment, general; Renewable and Green Energy; Industrial Pollution Prevention; Waste Management/Waste Technology; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology;
- 出版者：Springer Netherlands
- ISSN：1877-265X
- 卷排序：8
文摘
Cashew nut shell waste from northeast region of Brazil was characterized and slow pyrolyzed in a simple batch type reactor heated externally by liquefied petroleum gas as fuel. The experiments were performed using nitrogen or air as carrier gases. The properties of biochar, bio-oil and gases products were investigated and potential applications were proposed. Cashew nut shell showed a high heating value of 20.7 MJ kg−1 that is among the highest found for different types of biomass. Pyrolysis under nitrogen flow showed a yield of solid, liquid and gas products of about 30, 40 and 30 wt%, respectively. Under air flow an increase of gas phase (46 wt%) was observed with a decrease in the production of biochar and, mainly bio-oil. The biochars have high contents of carbon (70–75 wt%) and high heating values in the range of 25–28 MJ kg−1 presenting suitable properties for use as energy source. Biochars also contain significant quantities of K and minor amounts of Mg, Ca, Cu, Zn and Fe showing potential as fertilizer. The bio-oils showed high heating values of about 32 MJ kg−1 and are not suitable for use in pure form, but can be used in mixtures with Diesel (42.5 MJ kg−1). The gas phase revealed the predominance of CO2 and CO at temperatures lower than 400 °C and, above this temperature, there was a preferential formation of H2 resulting in synthesis gas with different compositions that could be burned to supply heat for the pyrolysis process and/or to produce organic chemicals.