Home >

news Help

Publication Information


Title
Japanese: 
English:Pyrolysis of Burley Tobacco: Impact of Process Parameters on Bio-oil Composition and Yield 
Author
Japanese: タスヤ ムハマド ヤッサー, 程 爍, Cross Jeffrey Scott.  
English: T. M. Yasser, Shuo Cheng, Jeffrey S. Cross.  
Language English 
Journal/Book name
Japanese: 
English:IEEE 
Volume, Number, Page        
Published date Mar. 17, 2021 
Publisher
Japanese: 
English:IEEE 
Conference name
Japanese: 
English:2021 4th International Conference on Energy Conservation and Efficiency (ICECE) 
Conference site
Japanese: 
English:UET Lahore 
Abstract Pyrolysis of biomass is a renewable process technology that can produce bio-oil for fuels or chemicals. The pyrolysis of non-cured Japanese burley tobacco leaves was carried by varying tobacco particle sizes, temperature, and nitrogen gas flow rates. Linear regression and statistical analysis using ANOVA were conducted to investigate the significance of the parameters in bio-oil yield and nicotine concentration in bio-oil. The flow rate of nitrogen gas showed a direct correlation with a decrease in liquid yield and an increase in gas yield. On the other hand, the temperature and size of particles showed only a slight impact on the liquid yield. These two parameters also strongly affected bio-oil chemical composition, particularly the nicotine concentration, which has promise for medicinal applications. These results show that the particle size can change the selectivity of tobacco bio-oil chemical compounds and should be carefully examined as a key process parameter.

©2007 Tokyo Institute of Technology All rights reserved.