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Study of pyrolysis kinetic of green corn husk

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In this paper, it was suggested the use of green corn husk, which is a biomass from agro-industry, as an alternative source of energy through its pyrolysis. Green corn husk characterization was done through immediate and elemental analysis of its components: cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignin. It was also measured its higher calorific value. The pyrolysis study of green corn husk was done by the isoconversion and the Master plots method. Thermogravimetric plots were obtained at heating rates of 5, 10, 15, and 20 °C min−1. The pyrolysis kinetics parameters were studied through the Flynn–Wall–Ozawa (FWO), Kissinger, and Friedman models. The Master plots method was used to determine the pyrolysis reaction order. The results of the reaction energy activation were found to be in the range 105.21–157.46 kJ mol−1 by the FWO method, 150.50 kJ mol−1 by the Kissinger method, and ranged 120.66–163.81 kJ mol−1 by the Friedman method. The Master plots method showed a three-way-transport diffusional kinetics for the biomass de-volatilization process. The higher calorific value found for green corn husk was 16.14 MJ kg−1. The simulation showed correlation between the experimental data and the proposed model for conversion values up to 0.8.

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This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Brasil (CAPES) - Finance Code 001.

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    Thiago Olinek Reinehr & Edson Antônio da Silva

  2. Academic Department of Food, Federal Technological University of Parana - UTFPR, Av. Brasil 4232, Medianeira, PR, CEP 85884-000, Brazil

    Monalisa Ayumi Ohara, Mayara Patricia de Oliveira Santos, Ilton José Baraldi & Elciane Regina Zanatta

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    João Lucas Marques Barros

  4. Academic Department of Chemistry, Federal Technological University of Parana - UTFPR, Av. Brasil 4232, Medianeira, PR, CEP 85884-000, Brazil

    Paulo Rodrigo Stival Bittencourt

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Reinehr, T.O., Ohara, M.A., de Oliveira Santos, M.P. et al. Study of pyrolysis kinetic of green corn husk. J Therm Anal Calorim 143, 3181–3192 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-020-10345-2

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