TY - JOUR
T1 - Combustion of Salicornia bigelovii Pyrolysis Bio-oil and Surrogate Mixtures
T2 - Experimental and Kinetic Study
AU - Gautam, Ribhu
AU - Nagaraja, Shashank S.
AU - Alturkistani, Sultan
AU - Zhai, Yitong
AU - Shao, Can
AU - Albaqshi, Mohammed
AU - Fiene, Gabriele M.
AU - Tester, Mark
AU - Sarathy, S. Mani
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the financial support from Clean Combustion Research Center (CCRC), KAUST. The authors also acknowledge the experimental facilities at CCRC and Core Labs at KAUST.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
PY - 2023/1/5
Y1 - 2023/1/5
N2 - Pyrolysis bio-oil (PBO), a renewable and sustainable alternative energy source, is gaining significant importance. PBOs are polar, viscous, and acidic in nature, which restrict their direct utilization. The blending of PBOs with fossil-based fuels in combustion processes can potentially reduce net carbon emissions. The utilization of PBOs in combustion systems warrants an understanding of their combustion chemistry, which serves as the motivation for this study. In this study, pyrolysis of a saltwater halophyte, Salicornia bigelovii, was performed to obtain PBO. Based on the PBO composition, a blend of pyrrole, furfural, and toluene was prepared as a surrogate. The combustion chemistry of a three-component surrogate comprising oxygen- and nitrogen-containing compounds is studied for the first time. To understand the gas-phase combustion chemistry of the PBO surrogate, experiments were performed in a jet-stirred reactor (JSR) at atmospheric pressure and a residence time of 2 s in the temperature range of 780-960 K (φ = 0.25). Also, the PBO surrogate was blended in the ratios of 10 and 20% (by wt) with a toluene/iso-octane (80/20 mol/mol) mixture and investigated to mimic the combustion of PBO with hydrocarbons. A detailed chemical kinetic mechanism was compiled using different sub-mechanisms for surrogate components. NUIGMech1.2 was used as the base mechanism. Fuel-reactant species and 17 product species were identified to understand the combustion chemistry of PBO surrogate and its blends. Furthermore, rate of production analysis was performed to understand the pathways vital for forming intermediates. In addition, the thermal stability of PBO was studied in a thermogravimetric analyzer in the temperature range of 105-750 °C in oxygen and nitrogen atmospheres. The mass loss and derivative mass loss profiles were acquired, different stages of the reactions were identified under the oxygen atmosphere, and the apparent kinetic parameters were determined via the Friedman method.
AB - Pyrolysis bio-oil (PBO), a renewable and sustainable alternative energy source, is gaining significant importance. PBOs are polar, viscous, and acidic in nature, which restrict their direct utilization. The blending of PBOs with fossil-based fuels in combustion processes can potentially reduce net carbon emissions. The utilization of PBOs in combustion systems warrants an understanding of their combustion chemistry, which serves as the motivation for this study. In this study, pyrolysis of a saltwater halophyte, Salicornia bigelovii, was performed to obtain PBO. Based on the PBO composition, a blend of pyrrole, furfural, and toluene was prepared as a surrogate. The combustion chemistry of a three-component surrogate comprising oxygen- and nitrogen-containing compounds is studied for the first time. To understand the gas-phase combustion chemistry of the PBO surrogate, experiments were performed in a jet-stirred reactor (JSR) at atmospheric pressure and a residence time of 2 s in the temperature range of 780-960 K (φ = 0.25). Also, the PBO surrogate was blended in the ratios of 10 and 20% (by wt) with a toluene/iso-octane (80/20 mol/mol) mixture and investigated to mimic the combustion of PBO with hydrocarbons. A detailed chemical kinetic mechanism was compiled using different sub-mechanisms for surrogate components. NUIGMech1.2 was used as the base mechanism. Fuel-reactant species and 17 product species were identified to understand the combustion chemistry of PBO surrogate and its blends. Furthermore, rate of production analysis was performed to understand the pathways vital for forming intermediates. In addition, the thermal stability of PBO was studied in a thermogravimetric analyzer in the temperature range of 105-750 °C in oxygen and nitrogen atmospheres. The mass loss and derivative mass loss profiles were acquired, different stages of the reactions were identified under the oxygen atmosphere, and the apparent kinetic parameters were determined via the Friedman method.
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U2 - 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c02769
DO - 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c02769
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85143865460
SN - 0887-0624
VL - 37
SP - 385
EP - 400
JO - Energy and Fuels
JF - Energy and Fuels
IS - 1
ER -
