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Kinetic and thermodynamic study of maize stalk biomass using thermogravimetric analysis

  • Rida Khalid , Muhammad Imran Din ORCID logo EMAIL logo , Zaib Hussain , Sania Rehman , Tajamal Hussain , Sadia Ata , Samia Yousaf , Aneeqa Parveen , Zirwa Tuz Zahra and Shahbaz Ahmad
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International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering
From the journal International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering Volume 22 Issue 10

Abstract

Investigating thermodynamic and kinetic aspects is crucial for assessing efficiency of converting biomass into energy. This study presents kinetic and thermodynamic characteristics of maize stalk using thermogravimetric analysis. The novelty of this research stems from the combination of kinetic and thermodynamic analysis, the application of multiple kinetic models and understanding of pyrolysis-based bioenergy production process from maize stalk. Analysis was performed using a temperature range of 25–650 °C employing 5, 10, 15 and 20 °C/min heating rate. The temperature range of 250–650 °C was selected to analyze the complete decomposition of the three main components of maize stalk i.e. hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin and to prevent the decomposition of inorganic substances such as CaCO3 which decompose at high temperature. The apparent activation energy values were evaluated using Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose (KAS), Friedman and Ozawa-Flynn-Wall (OFW) models. The resulting mean apparent Ea values calculated for KAS, Friedman and OFW were 167.86, 177.34 and 162.96 kJ/mol, accordingly. Additionally, Gibbs free energy (ΔG) values were 164.17 kJ/mol, enthalpy (ΔH) −178.31 J/molK and entropy (ΔS) 285.59 kJ/mol, respectively. These findings suggest that maize stalk holds promise as a potential bioenergy source, aligning with sustainable goals and waste-to-energy strategies.

Keywords: maize stalk; TGA; kinetics; thermodynamics; enthalpy; bio-oil
Corresponding author: Muhammad Imran Din, School of Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Punjab, New Campus Lahore, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan, E-mail:

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Received: 2024-05-03
Accepted: 2024-11-15
Published Online: 2024-12-09

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Keywords for this article
maize stalk; TGA; kinetics; thermodynamics; enthalpy; bio-oil

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