Authors: Nisar J., Ali F., Malana M.A., Ali G., Iqbal M., Shah A., Bhatti I.A., Khan T.A., Rashid U.
Author Affiliations: Nisar, J., National Center of Excellence in Physical Chemistry, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan; Ali, F., Institute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan; Malana, M.A., Institute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan; Ali, G., National Center of Excellence in Physical Chemistry, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan; Iqbal, M., Department of Chemistry, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan; Shah, A., Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Bahrain, Sakhir, 32038, Bahrain, Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan; Bhatti, I.A., Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan; Khan, T.A., Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan; Rashid, U., Institute of Advanced Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia
Publication Date: 2019
In this work, thermogravimetric analysis of sesame biomass samples was conducted in inert atmosphere at heating rate of 10 °C/min in the temperature range 30–1000 °C. Kinetic parameters were calculated applying the Coats-Redfern (CR) method. TG/DTG of sesame biomass showed that pyrolysis mainly occurred in the temperature range 205–412 °C. Therefore, the biomass was thermally decomposed in the same temperature range in the presence of cobalt oxide in an indigenously made salt bath furnace. The pyrolysis oil was collected and analyzed using GC-MS. The Physicochemical properties of the oil were determined, and the results have shown that sesame biomass can be utilized as fuel if the oil obtained from it is properly upgraded to make it equivalent to commercial fuel. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]. © 2019, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
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