Pyrolysis and thermogravimetric study to elucidate the bioenergy potential of novel feedstock produced on poor soils while keeping the environmental sustainability intact
This work focused on exploring the bioenergy potential of biomass produced on salt-affected soils by growing two types of grasses, namely Parthenium hysterophorus (carrot grass) and Pennesetum benthiumo (mott grass), without using fertilizers or pesticides. The whole plant biomass of both grasses wa...
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| author | Ahmad, Muhammad Sajjad Mehmood, Muhammad Aamer Luo, Huibo Shen, Boxiong Latif, Muhammad Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina Alkhattabi, Nuha Abdulhamid Aloqbi, Akram Ahmed Jambi, Ebtihaj Jamaluddin Gull, Munazza Rashid, Umer |
| author_facet | Ahmad, Muhammad Sajjad Mehmood, Muhammad Aamer Luo, Huibo Shen, Boxiong Latif, Muhammad Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina Alkhattabi, Nuha Abdulhamid Aloqbi, Akram Ahmed Jambi, Ebtihaj Jamaluddin Gull, Munazza Rashid, Umer |
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| description | This work focused on exploring the bioenergy potential of biomass produced on salt-affected soils by growing two types of grasses, namely Parthenium hysterophorus (carrot grass) and Pennesetum benthiumo (mott grass), without using fertilizers or pesticides. The whole plant biomass of both grasses was pyrolyzed at three heating rates (10, 30, and 50 °C min−1) in a joined Thermogravimetry–Differential Scanning Calorimetry (TGA–DSC) analyzer under an inert (nitrogen) environment. The pyrolysis of both grasses was shown to occur in a three-stage process, while most of the thermal transformation occurred at the temperature range of 240–400 °C. The pyrolytic behavior was assessed by estimating the kinetic parameters, using the isoconversional models of Kissenger–Akahira–Sunose and Ozawa–Flynn–Wall. The average values of the activation energy of carrot and mott grasses were shown to be 267 kJ mol−1 (R2 ≥ 0.98) and 188 kJ mol−1 (R2 ≥ 0.98), indicating the suitability of both grasses for co-pyrolysis. Whereas, the difference in the values of enthalpy change and the activation energy was shown to be <~5 kJ mol−1 at each fractional point, which indicated that the product formation was being favored. Moreover, the high heating values of carrot grass (18.25 MJ kg−1) and mott grass (18.63 MJ kg−1) have shown a remarkable bioenergy potential and suitability of co-pyrolysis for both grasses. This study will lead to establishing an energy-efficient and cost-effective process for the thermal transformation of biomass to bioenergy. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-383442020-05-04T16:19:51Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38344/ Pyrolysis and thermogravimetric study to elucidate the bioenergy potential of novel feedstock produced on poor soils while keeping the environmental sustainability intact Ahmad, Muhammad Sajjad Mehmood, Muhammad Aamer Luo, Huibo Shen, Boxiong Latif, Muhammad Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina Alkhattabi, Nuha Abdulhamid Aloqbi, Akram Ahmed Jambi, Ebtihaj Jamaluddin Gull, Munazza Rashid, Umer This work focused on exploring the bioenergy potential of biomass produced on salt-affected soils by growing two types of grasses, namely Parthenium hysterophorus (carrot grass) and Pennesetum benthiumo (mott grass), without using fertilizers or pesticides. The whole plant biomass of both grasses was pyrolyzed at three heating rates (10, 30, and 50 °C min−1) in a joined Thermogravimetry–Differential Scanning Calorimetry (TGA–DSC) analyzer under an inert (nitrogen) environment. The pyrolysis of both grasses was shown to occur in a three-stage process, while most of the thermal transformation occurred at the temperature range of 240–400 °C. The pyrolytic behavior was assessed by estimating the kinetic parameters, using the isoconversional models of Kissenger–Akahira–Sunose and Ozawa–Flynn–Wall. The average values of the activation energy of carrot and mott grasses were shown to be 267 kJ mol−1 (R2 ≥ 0.98) and 188 kJ mol−1 (R2 ≥ 0.98), indicating the suitability of both grasses for co-pyrolysis. Whereas, the difference in the values of enthalpy change and the activation energy was shown to be <~5 kJ mol−1 at each fractional point, which indicated that the product formation was being favored. Moreover, the high heating values of carrot grass (18.25 MJ kg−1) and mott grass (18.63 MJ kg−1) have shown a remarkable bioenergy potential and suitability of co-pyrolysis for both grasses. This study will lead to establishing an energy-efficient and cost-effective process for the thermal transformation of biomass to bioenergy. MDPI 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38344/1/38344.pdf Ahmad, Muhammad Sajjad and Mehmood, Muhammad Aamer and Luo, Huibo and Shen, Boxiong and Latif, Muhammad and Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina and Alkhattabi, Nuha Abdulhamid and Aloqbi, Akram Ahmed and Jambi, Ebtihaj Jamaluddin and Gull, Munazza and Rashid, Umer (2019) Pyrolysis and thermogravimetric study to elucidate the bioenergy potential of novel feedstock produced on poor soils while keeping the environmental sustainability intact. Sustainability, 11 (13). art. no. 3592. pp. 1-15. ISSN 2071-1050 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/13/3592 10.3390/su11133592 |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad, Muhammad Sajjad Mehmood, Muhammad Aamer Luo, Huibo Shen, Boxiong Latif, Muhammad Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina Alkhattabi, Nuha Abdulhamid Aloqbi, Akram Ahmed Jambi, Ebtihaj Jamaluddin Gull, Munazza Rashid, Umer Pyrolysis and thermogravimetric study to elucidate the bioenergy potential of novel feedstock produced on poor soils while keeping the environmental sustainability intact |
| title | Pyrolysis and thermogravimetric study to elucidate the bioenergy potential of novel feedstock produced on poor soils while keeping the environmental sustainability intact |
| title_full | Pyrolysis and thermogravimetric study to elucidate the bioenergy potential of novel feedstock produced on poor soils while keeping the environmental sustainability intact |
| title_fullStr | Pyrolysis and thermogravimetric study to elucidate the bioenergy potential of novel feedstock produced on poor soils while keeping the environmental sustainability intact |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pyrolysis and thermogravimetric study to elucidate the bioenergy potential of novel feedstock produced on poor soils while keeping the environmental sustainability intact |
| title_short | Pyrolysis and thermogravimetric study to elucidate the bioenergy potential of novel feedstock produced on poor soils while keeping the environmental sustainability intact |
| title_sort | pyrolysis and thermogravimetric study to elucidate the bioenergy potential of novel feedstock produced on poor soils while keeping the environmental sustainability intact |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38344/1/38344.pdf |
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