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Thermal performance and synergetic behaviour of co-pyrolysis of North East Indian bamboo biomass with coal using thermogravimetric analysis

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Co-pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass and coal is considered as an effective way to reduce the carbon footprint. Bamboo is being a potential source of bioenergy particularly in the North East States of India; the thermal performance and synergetic behaviour of co-pyrolysis of bamboo with high ash Indian coal are investigated at various heating rates in a thermogravimetric analyser. Three different blend samples (25% bamboo with 75% coal, 50% bamboo with 50% coal and 75% bamboo with 25% coal) are used. The kinetic parameters are determined using three isoconversional methods: Friedman, Ozawa-Flynn-Wall and Kissinger–Akahira–Sunose. Average activation energy for all three blend samples is found in the range of 121–253 kJ/mol. Co-pyrolysis of all three blend samples have revealed some synergistic effect. However, the blend containing 25% of bamboo has shown the highest synergetic effect in terms of thermodynamic parameters.

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We are thankful to Advanced Research Centre for Bamboo and Rattan, Aizawl, Mizoram, India, for providing the bamboo samples. We are also grateful to Director, CSIR-CMERI and Director NIT Mizoram for their encouragement and support.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Mizoram, Aizawl, Mizoram, 796012, India

    Satyajit Pattanayak, Lalhmingsanga Hauchhum & Dipankar Saha

  2. Energy Research and Technology Group, CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, M G Avenue, Durgapur, 71320, West Bengal, India

    Satyajit Pattanayak & Chanchal Loha

  3. Department of Civil Engineering, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, 796004, India

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SP, experimentation, literature review and writing the original draft of the manuscript; LH, expert view and supervision of the manuscript; CL, expert view and supervision of the manuscript; LS, supervision of the manuscript; DS, idea, literature review and writing the original draft of the manuscript. All the authors contributed to the research article and approved the final version.

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Pattanayak, S., Hauchhum, L., Loha, C. et al. Thermal performance and synergetic behaviour of co-pyrolysis of North East Indian bamboo biomass with coal using thermogravimetric analysis. Biomass Conv. Bioref. 13, 11755–11768 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-021-02196-0

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