1. THERMAL BEHAVIOUR KINETIC MODELING OF CAPSICUM ANNUUM WASTE BIOMASS USING AN ISO-CONVERSION METHOD
- Author
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Ramesh N. Mandapati, Praveen Ghodke, Subbaiah Tondepu, and Vijetha Ponnam
- Subjects
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes ,Capsicum annuum ,Engineering ,Chemistry ,Thermal ,Mühendislik ,Energy Engineering and Power Technology ,Conversion method ,Biomass ,Building and Construction ,Pulp and paper industry ,Kinetic energy ,Capsicum,Annuum,Thermogravimetric Analysis,Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose,Ozawa Flynn Wall,Coats Redfern Method - Abstract
In the present study, the pyrolysis behaviour of Capsicum Annuum stem Waste (CAW) was studied applying thermogravimetric analysis to evaluate the intrinsic kinetic parameters to develop a pyrolysis reactor for utilizing CAW. The thermal decomposition of CAW was achieved between 373 – 1173 K under inert conditions at different heating rates of 10, 20, and 30 K min-1. Model-free kinetic methods like Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose (KAS), Ozawa Flynn Wall (OFW) and Coats Redfern methods were applied to work out the kinetic parameters. To identify the utility of CAW and its biochar, physio-chemical characteristics such as proximate and ultimate analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and Fourier Transform Infrared analysis are reported.
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- 2021