Open AccessBio-oil composition from low temperature microwaves-assisted pyrolysis of cooking oils
Author(s) -
Samsudin Anis,
Rais Alhakim,
Ahmad Mustamil Khoiron,
Adhi Kusumastuti
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1444/1/012045
Subject(s) - pyrolysis , raw material , fraction (chemistry) , diesel fuel , cooking oil , pulp and paper industry , composition (language) , pyrolysis oil , carbon fibers , nitrogen , materials science , waste management , microwave , chemistry , organic chemistry , biodiesel , catalysis , composite material , linguistics , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics , composite number , engineering
The purpose of this study is to analyze bio-oil composition produced from a low temperature pyrolysis of cooking oils under microwave irradiation. As the feedstock, waste cooking oil (WCO) and fresh cooking oil (FCO) were used. The sample was pyrolyzed at 400°C in a modified microwave reactor with an output power of 900 W. The feedstock was fed into the reactor at 2 ml/min for 60 min under nitrogen gas environment to ensure pyrolysis process. The results showed that the bio-oil compounds of both feedstocks were mainly composed of aliphatic hydrocarbons. Based on carbon number, bio-oil from WCO contained almost 70 wt.% of diesels fraction (C12-C20), slightly lower than FCO which is potential as fuel candidate for diesel engines.