Production of bio-oil from sugarcane bagasse by fast pyrolysis and removal of phenolic compounds

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Dewi Selvia Fardhyanti, Megawati, Achmad Chafidz, Haniif Prasetiawan, Prayogo Tri Raharjo, Ummi Habibah, Ahmed E. Abasaeed

2024 Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery Vol. 14 Issue 1 Article Cited by 28 Quartile

Abstract

In the current study, bio-oil was produced from sugarcane bagasse via fast pyrolysis process. The process was conducted at 500 °C and 700 °C using a heating rate of 10 °C/s. The values of density, viscosity, acid number, flash point, and heating value of bio-oil produced from pyrolysis of sugarcane bagasse at 700 °C were closer to that of diesel fuel compared to bio-oil produced at 500 °C. The major components of the bio-oil produced from biomass pyrolysis are phenolic compounds. The total phenolic compounds content in the bio-oil prepared via sugarcane bagasse pyrolysis at 500 °C and 700 °C were approximately 48.43 and 58.89%, respectively. These phenolic compounds could decrease the quality of bio-oil. Therefore, in this study, the phenolic compounds contained in the bio-oil produced were extracted by using a mixture of methanol and chloroform for 50 min at temperatures of 25, 40, and 50 °C with stirring speeds of 200, 250, and 300 rpm. Additionally, Folin-Ciocalteu method was employed to determine the phenolic compounds amount in the bio-oil. The chemical composition and physical properties of the bio-oil were also determined. The main chemical components of the bio-oil produced were phenol and furfural. The optimum conditions for phenolic compounds extraction were found at 40 °C and 250 rpm. The highest yields of phenol and distribution coefficients were found to be 58.89% and 1.504 for fast pyrolysis at 500 °C and 48.43% and 1.528 at 700 °C. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.

Affiliations

Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang, 50229, Indonesia; Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Yogyakarta, 55584, Indonesia; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering, King Saud University, PO BOX 800, Riyadh, 11421, Saudi Arabia