- Title
- Catalytic reforming of palm kernel shell microwave pyrolysis vapors over iron-loaded activated carbon: enhanced production of phenol and hydrogen
- Creator
- An, Yang; Tahmasebi, Arash; Zhao, Xiaohui; Matamba, Tawanda; Yu, Jianglong
- Relation
- Bioresource Technology Vol. 306, Issue June 2020, no. 123111
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123111
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- This study addresses the in-situ microwave catalytic reforming of volatile matter from palm kernel shell (PKS) over iron-loaded activated carbon (Fe/AC) catalysts. The impacts of catalyst composition on the secondary gas-phase reactions and distribution of products were studied at 500 ℃. It was found that the Fe/AC catalyst promoted the yield of light gases. Using the 1%-Fe/AC catalyst, the yield of gaseous fraction peaked at 37.09 wt.%. The selectivity of the deoxygenated products was promoted in the presence of Fe. Catalytic reforming of PKS pyrolysis vapors over Fe/AC drastically enhanced the generation of phenol and H2, the concentrations of which reached 75.09 area% and 75.12 vol.%, respectively. Catalytic pyrolysis of syringol and guaiacol as model compounds showed that Fe/AC catalyst promoted the demethoxylation and deoxygenation reactions to selectively generate phenol which was explained by oxophilic reactivity of the active Fe sites.
- Subject
- biomass; microwave pyrolysis; catalytic reforming; phenolic compounds; hydrogen production
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1425047
- Identifier
- uon:38198
- Identifier
- ISSN:0960-8524
- Language
- eng
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