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Drying and Pyrolysis of Lulo Peel: Non-Isothermal Analysis of Physicochemical, Kinetics, and Master Plots

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This research paper is about the kinetics of drying and pyrolysis processes of lulo (Solanum quitoense Lam.) peel powder, which was studied using thermogravimetric analysis (TG), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and mass spectrometry (MS). TG data was fitted using theoretical approximation according to the Newton model to obtain the kinetic parameters of drying, and the isoconversional methodology using Friedman’s method for the pyrolysis process. The results of each thermogram showed a relation between each other. In all of them, three characteristic stages were identified related to drying, pyrolysis, and carbonaceous matter. At the same time, there was a decomposition of the lignocellulosic biomass and light volatiles in the pyrolysis process. In the thermograms, three characteristic stages were identified: the first stage is the dehydration which ended at 120 °C, the second is the pyrolysis which is between 120 and 450 °C, and from this temperature, the third stage, carbonization, begins. In the pyrolysis stage, five peaks corresponding to independent reactions were identified; activation energy (Ea) and the reaction mechanism (f(α)) of each peak were calculated by means of master curves. After comparing the theoretical and experimental master plots, it was observed that the reaction mechanism corresponds to the Avrami-Erofeev model. Thermal analyses indicate that lulo peel is a potential waste for the production of coal for power purposes. It could be contributing to improve the management of waste and at the same time it could be used as a power supply or for water treatments such as activated carbon.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the use of laboratory infrastructure from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Palmira, and the thermal analysis research laboratory of Autónoma de Occidente University, Cali-Colombia.

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This work received financial support from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia with code QUIPU 202010013208.

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  1. Facultad de Ingeniería y Administración, Universidad Nacional de Colombia sede Palmira, Colombia AA 237, Pamira, Colombia

    Wilson Daniel Caicedo Chacon & Ana Cecilia Agudelo Henao

  2. Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, 88040-900, Brazil

    Wilson Daniel Caicedo Chacon & Germán Ayala Valencia

  3. Ginsai Group, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, Cali, Colombia

    Gladis Miriam Aparicio Rojas

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Chacon, W.D.C., Valencia, G.A., Rojas, G.M.A. et al. Drying and Pyrolysis of Lulo Peel: Non-Isothermal Analysis of Physicochemical, Kinetics, and Master Plots. Bioenerg. Res. 13, 927–938 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-020-10127-6

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