Thermal Characterization of Pine Sawdust as Energy Source Feedstock

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dc.creatorChaula, Zephania
dc.creatorSaid, Mahir M.
dc.creatorJohn, Geoffrey R.
dc.date2016-05-14T15:18:07Z
dc.date2016-05-14T15:18:07Z
dc.date2014
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-27T08:32:23Z
dc.date.available2018-03-27T08:32:23Z
dc.descriptionPine sawdust was analyzed for thermal chemical conversion such as combustion, torrefaction, pyrolysis and gasification. The methods used to analyze involved performing proximate analysis, ultimate analysis, heating value and thermal decomposition for determining the biomass characteristics. Based on elemental composition, the pine sawdust exhibited lower energy content of 15.01 MJ/kg than bituminous coal that has about 31.8 MJ /kg. The kinetic parameters of pine sawdust described the individual component decomposition; the easiest component to decompose is hemicelluloses followed by cellulose and lignin. The heat released during thermal degradation of pine sawdust was -4380 J/g under inert condition, this shows pine sawdust potential for production of energy during combustion.
dc.identifierZ. Chaula, M. Said, G. John, "Thermal Characterization of Pine Sawdust as Energy Source Feedstock," Journal of Energy Technologies and Policy, Vol. 4 No. 4, 2014,
dc.identifier2224-3232
dc.identifier2225-0573
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2038
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2038
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational knowledge Sharing Platform
dc.subjectThermogravimentry
dc.subjectKinetics
dc.subjectPine Sawdust
dc.subjectDifferential Scanning Calorimetry
dc.titleThermal Characterization of Pine Sawdust as Energy Source Feedstock
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Reviewed

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