Abstract
New and renewable fuels are the major alternatives to conventional fossil fuels. Biomass in the form of agricultural residues is becoming popular among new renewable energy sources, especially given its wide potential and abundant usage. Pyrolysis is the most important process among the thermal conversion processes of biomass. In this study, the production of bio-oil and biochar from rapeseed cake obtained by cold extraction pressing was investigated and the various characteristics of biochar and bio-oil acquired under static atmospheric conditions were identified. The biochar obtained are carbon rich, with high heating value and relatively pollution-free potential solid biofuel. The bio-oil product was presented as an environmentally friendly green biofuel candidate.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 779-787 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Renewable Energy |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2004 |
Funding
The authors would like to thank the Research Fund of Istanbul Technical University.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi |
Keywords
- Bio-oil
- Biochar
- Biomass
- Char
- Green fuel
- Pyrolysis
- Rapeseed
- Rapeseed cake
