Open AccessIntegration of pyrolysis – tar decomposition over porous low grade iron ore
Author(s) -
Doni Rahmat Wicakso,
Desi Nurandini,
Agus Mirwan,
Meilana Dharma Putra
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/722/1/012053
Subject(s) - pyrolysis , char , tar (computing) , yield (engineering) , catalysis , decomposition , chemical engineering , fraction (chemistry) , materials science , carbon fibers , porosity , stack (abstract data type) , waste management , chemistry , metallurgy , composite material , organic chemistry , composite number , computer science , engineering , programming language
The objective of this research was to investigate the effect of low grade iron ore as catalyst on pyrolysis process of using palm empty fruit bunch. The process was conducted in fixed bed reactor at 450-600 °C. During experiment, the biomass placed within the first stack underwent pyrolysis process was pyrolyzed to produce char, tar and gases. Tar vapor and gases passed through the catalyst bed located within the second stack to conduct catalytic reaction. Furthermore, the vapor left the reactor and entered the cooling system. The catalyst after experiment was weighed to calculate total carbon deposited into catalyst pores. The results showed that the presence of low grade iron ore catalyst increased the gas yield with the yield reduction of liquid fraction. The gas yield was also increased with increasing temperature.