Microwave-induced pyrolysis of waste truck tyres with carbonaceous susceptor for the production of diesel-like fuel

Microwave-induced pyrolysis technique was utilised to pyrolyse waste truck tyres (TT) into useful pyrolysis oil with the aid of activated carbon. The effect of temperature was studied to determine the truck-tyre pyrolysis oil (TTPO) yield, hydrocarbon fractions, chemicals composition, energy yield a...

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Main Authors: Rubia Idris, Cheng, Tung Chong, Farid Nasir Ani
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Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24965/7/Microwave-induced%20pyrolysis%20of%20waste%20truck%20tyres%20with%20carbonaceous.pdf
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Cheng, Tung Chong
Farid Nasir Ani
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description Microwave-induced pyrolysis technique was utilised to pyrolyse waste truck tyres (TT) into useful pyrolysis oil with the aid of activated carbon. The effect of temperature was studied to determine the truck-tyre pyrolysis oil (TTPO) yield, hydrocarbon fractions, chemicals composition, energy yield and fuel properties. The activated carbon functions as microwave absorber to elevate the pyrolysis temperature for enhancing production of pyrolysis oil. The optimal pyrolysis temperature of 500 °C produces highest TTPO yield of 38.12 wt% with calorific value of 42.39 MJkg−1 and energy yield of 40.55 wt%. Detailed analysis shows the TTPO contained large amount of aromatic hydrocarbons and limonene (14.29%) compared to pyrolysis oil from personal car tyre. Among the important chemical compounds also discovered in TTPO are benzene, toluene, xylene (BTX). The relative yields of toluene obtained at 400 °C is 14.85%, whereas the relative yields of benzene and xylene at 450 °C were 0.85 and 7.60%, respectively. The physiochemical properties of TTPO500 are rather similar to conventional diesel, except the slightly lower flash point and calorific value for the former. This work shows that microwave-induced pyrolysis is a promising technique to recover diesel-like fuel for use as supplemental alternative fuel.
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spelling ums.eprints-249652020-04-19T07:29:47Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24965/ Microwave-induced pyrolysis of waste truck tyres with carbonaceous susceptor for the production of diesel-like fuel Rubia Idris Cheng, Tung Chong Farid Nasir Ani T Technology (General) Microwave-induced pyrolysis technique was utilised to pyrolyse waste truck tyres (TT) into useful pyrolysis oil with the aid of activated carbon. The effect of temperature was studied to determine the truck-tyre pyrolysis oil (TTPO) yield, hydrocarbon fractions, chemicals composition, energy yield and fuel properties. The activated carbon functions as microwave absorber to elevate the pyrolysis temperature for enhancing production of pyrolysis oil. The optimal pyrolysis temperature of 500 °C produces highest TTPO yield of 38.12 wt% with calorific value of 42.39 MJkg−1 and energy yield of 40.55 wt%. Detailed analysis shows the TTPO contained large amount of aromatic hydrocarbons and limonene (14.29%) compared to pyrolysis oil from personal car tyre. Among the important chemical compounds also discovered in TTPO are benzene, toluene, xylene (BTX). The relative yields of toluene obtained at 400 °C is 14.85%, whereas the relative yields of benzene and xylene at 450 °C were 0.85 and 7.60%, respectively. The physiochemical properties of TTPO500 are rather similar to conventional diesel, except the slightly lower flash point and calorific value for the former. This work shows that microwave-induced pyrolysis is a promising technique to recover diesel-like fuel for use as supplemental alternative fuel. 2019-12 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24965/7/Microwave-induced%20pyrolysis%20of%20waste%20truck%20tyres%20with%20carbonaceous.pdf Rubia Idris and Cheng, Tung Chong and Farid Nasir Ani (2019) Microwave-induced pyrolysis of waste truck tyres with carbonaceous susceptor for the production of diesel-like fuel. Journal of the Energy Institute, 92 (6). pp. 1831-1841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joei.2018.11.009
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Microwave-induced pyrolysis of waste truck tyres with carbonaceous susceptor for the production of diesel-like fuel
title Microwave-induced pyrolysis of waste truck tyres with carbonaceous susceptor for the production of diesel-like fuel
title_full Microwave-induced pyrolysis of waste truck tyres with carbonaceous susceptor for the production of diesel-like fuel
title_fullStr Microwave-induced pyrolysis of waste truck tyres with carbonaceous susceptor for the production of diesel-like fuel
title_full_unstemmed Microwave-induced pyrolysis of waste truck tyres with carbonaceous susceptor for the production of diesel-like fuel
title_short Microwave-induced pyrolysis of waste truck tyres with carbonaceous susceptor for the production of diesel-like fuel
title_sort microwave induced pyrolysis of waste truck tyres with carbonaceous susceptor for the production of diesel like fuel
topic T Technology (General)
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24965/7/Microwave-induced%20pyrolysis%20of%20waste%20truck%20tyres%20with%20carbonaceous.pdf
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