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Investigation of Characteristics and Thermal Behaviour of Lignocellulosic Waste Biomass Using Thermogravimetric Analysis

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Zorica Lopičić ,
Zorica Lopičić
Contact Zorica Lopičić

Institute for Technology of Nuclear and other Mineral Raw Materials , Belgrade , Serbia

Tatjana Šoštarić ,
Tatjana Šoštarić

Institute for Technology of Nuclear and other Mineral Raw Materials , Belgrade , Serbia

Ahmad Hosseini-Bandegharaei ,
Ahmad Hosseini-Bandegharaei

Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences , Sabzawār , Iran

Department of Engineering, Islamic Azad University Kashmar Branch , Solţānābād , Iran

Jelena Milojković ,
Jelena Milojković

Institute for Technology of Nuclear and other Mineral Raw Materials , Belgrade , Serbia

Marija Petrović ,
Marija Petrović

Institute for Technology of Nuclear and other Mineral Raw Materials , Belgrade , Serbia

Katarina Pantović Spajić ,
Katarina Pantović Spajić

Institute for Technology of Nuclear and other Mineral Raw Materials , Belgrade , Serbia

Jelena Avdalović
Jelena Avdalović

Institute for Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia

Abstract

This paper focuses on lignocellulosic waste biomass originating from food industry, which should find its further application in order to fulfill demands of circular economy. Therefore, here are presented some of the chemical and physical properties that affect combustion process, as well as thermochemical reaction kinetics for lignocellulosic biomass wastes. The biomass investigated was peach stone particles originating from food industry. The results have showed that peach stones can be characterized as good energy alternative renewable material, with properties that allow its safe thermochemical conversion. Kinetic analysis of this biomass was performed using Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) with a simple reaction model applied, namely n-th order reaction model. The obtained results have confirmed the complex nature of this material and the need for further modelling.

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