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Pyrolytic kinetic parameters of Jatropha seedshell cake (JSC) were determined based on reaction mechanism approach under isothermal condition in a thermobalance reactor. Avrami-Erofeev reaction model represents the pyrolysis conversion of JSC waste well with activation energy of 36.4 kJ mol−1 and frequency factor of 9.18 s−1. The effects of reaction temperature, gas flow rate and feedstock particle size on the products distribution have been determined in a bubbling fluidized bed reactor. Pyrolytic bio-oil yield increases up to 42 wt% at 500 °C with the mean particle size of 1.7 mm and gas flow rate higher than 3U mf , where the maximum heating value of bio-oil was obtained. The pyrolytic bio-oil is characterized by more oxygen, lower HHVs, less sulfur and more nitrogen than petroleum fuel oils. The pyrolytic oil showed plateaus around 360 °C in distribution of components’ boiling point due to high yields of fatty acid and glycerides.
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Kim, S.W., Park, D.K. & Kim, S.D. Pyrolytic characteristics of Jatropha seedshell cake in thermobalance and fluidized bed reactors. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 30, 1162–1170 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-013-0015-x
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