Investigation on pyrolysis and carbonization of Eupatorium adenophorum Spreng and tobacco stem

Abstract Eupatorium adenophorum Spreng (EAS) and tobacco stem (TS) are two main species of biomass waste in southwest China. Quantitative thermogravimetric Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (TG-FTIR) method was applied to the pyrolysis of EAS and TS at different heating rates of 10, 20 and 30 K min −1 . Their pyrolysis and carbonization in a lab-scale rotary reactor was also studied. The results showed that there was only one obvious peak in differential thermogravimetric (DTG) curves of EAS pyrolysis, while a main peak and a side one appeared in those of TS. It was mainly due to higher hemi-cellulose in TS. FTIR results showed that the main gas products were CO 2 , CO, CH 4 and acids & aldehydes. When EAS was pyrolyzed in the rotary reactor, biochar and liquid product distribution reduced with temperature increasing, while the gas product increased. However, liquid product increased and gas product decreased in TS pyrolysis. They both suggested a lower temperature for pyrolysis to get more biochar. In EAS pyrolysis, CH 4 and CO 2 decreased 18.71% and 6.86%, respectively, with the increased temperature, while H 2 and CO were both increased.

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