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Table 6 Properties physical and chemical of bio-oil of L. leucocephala pyrolysis in fluidized bed and other examples of bibliography

From: Optimizing pyrolysis parameters and product analysis of a fluidized bed pilot plant for Leucaena leucocephala biomass

Characteristic

ASTM standard

Bio-oil L. leucocephala

Energy crops, L. leucocephala

Rice husk

Saccharina japonica

Pine sawdust

Waste furniture sawdust

Grade G

Grade D

Own study

Chanathaworn and Yatongchai [51]

Li et al. [52]

Kim et al. [53]

Chen et al. [54]

Heo et al. [45]

Biomass particle size, mm

0.7–1.5

 < 1

0.3–0.9

0.3–0.5

0.2–0.6

0.7

Biomass moisture content, wt.%

3.8

4.5

3.1

6.9

 < 4

 < 1

Temperature pyrolysis, °C

500

500 (TiO2)

500

350

500

450

Solids residence time, s

3.5

Condensation system, °C

3 steps: 90–20–20

3 steps: 300–80–20

–20

4 steps: 20

–25

Nitrogen flow, L min–1

24

330

18

60

5

Feed rate, kg h–1

1

5

0.1

3

0.15

Gross heat combustion, MJ kg–1

 > 15

 > 15

18.87

19.60

16.30

24.8

14.9

Water content, wt.%

 < 30

 < 30,0

27.35

8.1

33.21

45.2

Solids content, wt.%

 < 2.5

 < 0.25

0.24

Viscosity, mm2 s–1 (40 °C)

 < 125

 < 125

13.56

11.42

5.57

9.1

Density at 20 °C, kg L–1

1.1–1.3

1.1–1.3

1.22

1.2

1.06

Sulphur content, wt.%

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

0.04

0.015

Ash content, wt.%

 < 0.25

 < 0.15

0.12

0.98

pH

2.67

4.2

2.58

4.68

2.66

Flash point, °C

 > 45

 > 45

88

Pour point, °C

 < –9

 < –9

94