Co-pyrolysis of rubberwood sawdust (RWS) and polypropylene (PP) in a fixed bed pyrolyzer

Authors

  • N. I. Izzatie Mechanical Engineering Programme, School of Mechatronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Pauh Putra Campus, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia. Phone: +6049885166; Fax: +6049885167
  • M. H. Basha Mechanical Engineering Programme, School of Mechatronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Pauh Putra Campus, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia. Phone: +6049885166; Fax: +6049885167
  • Y. Uemura Centre for Biofuel and Biochemical Research, Institute of Self Sustainable Building, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia.
  • M. S. M. Hashim Mechanical Engineering Programme, School of Mechatronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Pauh Putra Campus, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia. Phone: +6049885166; Fax: +6049885167
  • M. Afendi Mechanical Engineering Programme, School of Mechatronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Pauh Putra Campus, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia. Phone: +6049885166; Fax: +6049885167
  • M. A. F. Mazlan Centre for Biofuel and Biochemical Research, Institute of Self Sustainable Building, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15282/jmes.13.1.2019.20.0390

Keywords:

Co-pyrolysis, Rubberwood sawdust residue, Polypropylene, fixed-bed drop type pyrolyzer

Abstract

Co-pyrolysis of rubberwood sawdust (RWS) waste and polypropylene (PP) was carried out at different temperatures (450,500,550, and 600°C) with biomass to plastics ratio 1:1 by using fixed bed drop-type pyrolyzer. The yield of pyrolysis oil has an increasing trend as the temperature increased from 450°C to 550°C. However, the pyrolysis oil yield dropped at a temperature of 600°C. Co-pyrolysis of RWS and PP generated maximum pyrolysis oil with 36.47 wt.% at 550°C. The result is compared with the pyrolysis of RWS only without plastics, with the same feedstock, and the maximum pyrolysis oil yield obtained was 33.3 wt.%. The water content in pyrolysis oil of co-pyrolysis RWS with PP is lower than RWS only with 54.2 wt.% and 62 wt.% respectively. Hydrocarbons, acyclic olefin, alkyl, and aromatic groups are the major compound in the pyrolysis oil from the co-pyrolysis process. Carbon monoxide (52.2 vol.%) and carbon dioxide (38.2 vol.%) are the major gas components.

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2019-03-29

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N. I. Izzatie, M. H. Basha, Y. Uemura, M. S. M. Hashim, M. Afendi, and M. A. F. Mazlan, “Co-pyrolysis of rubberwood sawdust (RWS) and polypropylene (PP) in a fixed bed pyrolyzer”, J. Mech. Eng. Sci., vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 4636–4647, Mar. 2019.

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