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Kinetic Study on Pyrolysis of Oil Palm Frond

Creators

  • 1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Curtin University, Sarawak Malaysia CDT 250, 98009 Miri Sarawak, Malaysia. (Malaysia)

Description

The pyrolysis of oil palm frond is studied using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) equipment. The present study investigates the thermal degradation behaviour and determination of the kinetic parameters such as the activation energy (EA) and pre-exponential factor (A) values of oil palm frond under pyrolysis condition. The kinetic data is produced based on first order rate of reaction. In this study, the experiments are conducted at different heating rates of 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 K/min in the temperature range of 323-1173 K under non-isothermal condition. Argon gas is used as an inert gas to remove any entrapment of gases in the TGA equipment. (paper)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/121/1/012004

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/1757-899X/121/1/012004;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
IOP Conference Series. Materials Science and Engineering (Online)
Journal Volume
121
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
[8 p.]
ISSN
1757-899X

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
47095027
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
ACTIVATION ENERGY; ARGON; HEATING RATE; OIL PALMS; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THERMAL DEGRADATION; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS
Descriptors DEC
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DECOMPOSITION; ELEMENTS; ENERGY; FLUIDS; GASES; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; LILIOPSIDA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NONMETALS; PLANTS; QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; RARE GASES; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; TREES