Abstract
In this work, rice husk, an agricultural waste in Korea, was pyrolyzed under different reaction conditions (temperature, flow rate, feed rate, and fluidizing medium) in a fluidized bed with the influence of reaction conditions upon characteristics of the bio-oil studied. The optimal pyrolysis temperature for bio-oil production was found to be between 400 and 450 °C. Higher flow rates and feeding rates were more effective for its production. The use of the product gas as the fluidizing medium led to the highest bio-oil yield. With the exception of temperature, no single operation variable largely affected the physicochemical properties of the bio-oil.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 27-31 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 25 Jan 2010 |
Keywords
- Bio-oil
- Fast pyrolysis
- Fluidized bed
- Rice husk