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Journal of Applied Sciences

Year: 2011 | Volume: 11 | Issue: 13 | Page No.: 2448-2451
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2011.2448.2451
Co-pyrolysis and Catalytic Co-pyrolysis of Waste Tyres with Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches
R. Alias, K. H. Ku Hamid and K. N. Ismail

Abstract: Shredded Waste Tyres (SWT) and Shredded Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches (SOPEFB) were pyrolysed in a fixed bed reactor at 500°C with a ratio of 1:1. SWT and impregnated SOPEFB with 10% w/w of cobalt catalyst solution were then pyrolysed in the same reactor at 500oC. The pyrolysed oils were collected in an ice/water condenser. The aim of this work is to study the effects of the addition of cobalt catalyst with direct impregnation into the SOPEFB fibers with respect to the liquid yields. The reactor was externally heated by means of electrical resistance, the heating rate being approximately 30°C min-1. Once the required temperature obtained, it was maintained for 2 h. Three phases were obtained after pyrolysis : solid, liquid and gas. Highest yield of liquid product obtained with catalytic co-pyrolysis of SWT and SOPEFB as compared to co-pyrolysis of SWT and SOPEFB. It can be concluded that the catalytic co-pyrolysis using cobalt as catalyst resulted in higher of liquid yield.

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R. Alias, K. H. Ku Hamid and K. N. Ismail, 2011. Co-pyrolysis and Catalytic Co-pyrolysis of Waste Tyres with Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches. Journal of Applied Sciences, 11: 2448-2451.

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