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Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, Vol. 8 No. 4, 2020.

Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.13044/j.sdewes.d7.0307

Multicomponent Modelling Kinetics and Simultaneous Thermal Analysis of Apricot Kernel Shell Pyrolysis

Nebojša G. Manić orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-2801-8195 ; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Fuel and Combustion Laboratory, University of Belgrade, Kraljice Marije 16, P.O. Box 35, 11120 Belgrade, Serbia
Bojan B. Janković ; Institute of Nuclear Sciences “Vinča”, Laboratory for Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 522, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Vladimir M. Dodevski ; Institute of Nuclear Sciences “Vinča”, Laboratory for Materials Sciences, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 522, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Dragoslava D. Stojiljković ; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Fuel and Combustion Laboratory, University of Belgrade, Kraljice Marije 16, P.O. Box 35, 11120 Belgrade, Serbia
Vladimir V. Jovanović ; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Fuel and Combustion Laboratory, University of Belgrade, Kraljice Marije 16, P.O. Box 35, 11120 Belgrade, Serbia

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Abstract

Apricot kernel shells are naturally available source of biomass with potential for conversion to clean energy through a thermo-chemical process such as pyrolysis. To facilitate further process development, an advanced mathematical model which represents the process kinetics is developed and validated on the thermal decomposition
studies using simultaneous thermal analysis, over a temperature range of 30-900 °C, at four heating rates of 5, 10, 15 and 20 °C min−1, under argon atmosphere. Model-free analysis and numerically developed methods were utilized for determination of effective
activation energies, pre-exponential factors and the fractional contribution. A novel approach is introduced in order to determine actual pseudo-components of studied biomass that are included in its composition. The comparative study of the obtained kinetic results was also presented. The results obtained strongly indicated that the
pseudo-component reaction modelling method could be employed to predict the experimental devolatilization rate and biomass composition with a high likelihood of success.

Keywords

Fruit-based biomass; Pseudo-component; Kinetics; Model; Pyrolysis; Thermogravimetric analysis.

Hrčak ID:

241184

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/241184

Publication date:

31.12.2020.

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