Utilization of Tea Industrial Waste for Low-Grade Energy Recovery: Optimization of Liquid Oil Production and Its Characterization

• Published in: Advances in materials science and engineering Vol. 2022; pp. 1 - 9
• Main Authors: Kathir, I., Haribabu, K., Kumar, Aditya, Kaliappan, S., Patil, Pravin P., Dhanalakshmi, C.Sowmya, Madhu, P., Birhanu, Habtewolde Ababu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Hindawi 2022; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Alternative energy sources; Alternative fuels; Batch processing; Biodiesel fuels; Biofuels; Biomass; Caffeine; Calorific value; Emission standards; Energy recovery; Flow velocity; Fluidized bed reactors; Fluidized beds; Fourier transforms; Gas chromatography; Gas flow; Heat; Industrial applications; Industrial wastes; Infrared analysis; Infrared spectroscopy; Lignocellulose; Liquid fuels; Municipal waste management; Nuclear fuels; Optimization; Particle size; Petroleum production; Process parameters; Pyrolysis; Rare gases; Raw materials; Regulation; Solid waste management; Solid wastes; Tea; Thermogravimetric analysis; Wastes; India

Pyrolysis oil, produced from industrial as well as municipal solid wastes through pyrolysis, could be a viable renewable alternative fuel. In this study, abundantly available industrial tea wastes are used to produce liquid oil. Flash pyrolysis experiments on a fluidized bed reactor were performed t...