Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
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Volume 97: Issue 2
TG-FTIR coupling to monitor the pyrolysis products from agricultural residues
Authors:
Bruno Souza Universidade Federal Fluminense – UFF Instituto de Química, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química Centro Niterói RJ 24020-150 Brazil

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Ana Moreira Universidade Federal Fluminense – UFF Instituto de Química, Departamento de Química Analítica Centro Niterói RJ 24020-150 Brazil

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Ana Teixeira Universidade Federal Fluminense – UFF Instituto de Química, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química Centro Niterói RJ 24020-150 Brazil

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Pages:
637–642
Online Publication Date:
28 Aug 2009
Publication Date:
01 Aug 2009
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-009-0367-y
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Abstract  

Thermogravimetry has been widely used for the characterization of several biomasses but the most useful information given by this technique has been normally concerned to the relative amounts of humidity, hemi-cellulose, cellulose and lignin present in the biomass. TG-FTIR has been used to yield qualitative data about the pyrolysis products, in an exploratory way, by some authors. In the present paper, this technique was employed to reach comparative data about the products of pyrolysis of biomasses that are potentially available at economic bases for the production of biofuels. Agricultural residues such as coconut shell, sugarcane bagasse, corn stalks and peanut shell were chosen to be investigated. For all samples, the thermogravimetric curves showed a mass loss between 35 and 400 °C changed up to 73%, while that the loss between 400 and 800 °C changed up to 26%. TG-FTIR indicated tendencies in the rate of the formation of important species during the pyrolysis process of the four biomasses studied. The interpretation of the spectra allowed the proposition of characteristic absorbance ratios and the comparison of these values allowed inferences about the relative abundances of components formed in the pyrolysis of the biomasses. As an example of the possible inferences reached, among the species formed in the pyrolysis condensate, called bio-oil, the formation of carboxylic acids has to be specially considered due to their corrosivity. Thus, the data produced indicated that a bio-oil derived from peanut shell should be a little less acidic while the one derived from sugarcane bagasse should be showed more acidic among the biomasses studied.

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Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
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1388-6150
Online ISSN:
1572-8943

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Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
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ISSN 1388-6150 (Print)
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