Publications by authors named "Vikul Vasudev"

This study investigates the co-pyrolysis behavior of two lignocellulosic biomass blends, bamboo (B), and rice straw (R) with a plastic polyethylene (P). A total of 15 samples, including binary and ternary blends, were analyzed. Firstly, X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis was performed to reveal high crystallinity in the B25R75 blend (I/I = 13.

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This study explores the catalytic co-pyrolysis of cabbage waste (CW) and tire waste (TW) to enhance the yield and quality of bio-oil and syngas. Although CW is produced in large quantities from global cabbage cultivation, its lower hydrogen content limits its utility for fuel and chemical production. The co-pyrolysis process, utilizing char as a catalyst, presents a cost-effective approach to optimize product outputs by promoting the reforming of volatiles during thermal decomposition.

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Torrefaction influences the structural and physicochemical properties of biomass, thus further altering its thermal degradation behavior. In this study, the pyrolysis characteristics, reaction kinetics, and thermodynamic parameters of raw and torrefied Chinese fir (CF) were investigated. The torrefaction was conducted at 220 °C (mild) and 280 °C (severe), the pyrolysis was performed from ambient temperature to 600 °C, and four different heating rates (i.

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In this work, the combustion performance of (CV), (DS), and (HP) algal biochars was analyzed based on the multicomponent method. The biochars were obtained via nonisothermal pyrolysis of raw algal biomasses at three different heating rates (i.e.

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Microalgae Spirulina has good potential for bio-oil production. Therefore, kinetic and thermodynamic analysis of its pyrolysis process was performed. The activation energy values were estimated using both differential (109-340 kJ/mol) and integral (102-272 kJ/mol) isoconversional methods.

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A comparative kinetic study on the pyrolysis of six algal and lignocellulosic biomasses was performed and six heating rates were employed to obtain the kinetic equations and analyze the compensation effect. Due to complexity, the whole pyrolysis process of algal biomass was divided into two reaction zones in which the analysis was carried out individually. The activation energies were first evaluated within the conversion range of 0.

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