An Experimental study of bio oil production from Argemone Mexicana Seed by Thermal and Catalytic Pyrolysis

Abstract

The present work involves the experimental studies for the production of liquid fuel by thermal newlineand catalytic pyrolysis of Argemone mexicana seed in a laboratory batch reactor. Thermal newlinePyrolysis of Argemone mexicana seed was performed at a temperature range from 400 °C to 600 newline°C and heating rate of 20 °C/min. The liquid yield is highest 52 wt. % at temperature 4550 °C. newlineReaction time decreases with increase in temperature. Maximum oil yield in thermal pyrolysis of newlineArgemone mexicana seed was 52 wt. % at optimum condition of temperature, which is improved newlineto 74.29 wt. %, in titanium oxide catalyzed degradation under optimum condition of temperature newlineand feed ratio. The rate of reaction, oil yield and quality of oil obtained in the catalytic pyrolysis newlineare significantly improved as compared to thermal pyrolysis. The composition of the oil was newlineanalyzed by FTIR and GC-MS. The oil obtained from the catalytic pyrolysis of Argemone newlinemexicana seed mostly contains aliphatic hydrocarbons. The fuel properties of the oil obtained newlinefrom the catalytic pyrolysis of Argemone mexicana is similar with that of petro-fuels. So they newlinecan directly be used as an engine fuel after fractionation or as a feedstock to petroleum refineries. newlineThe diesel blended Argemone mexicana oil obtained by the catalytic pyrolysis of Argemone newlinemexicana seed has been tested for its performance and emission in a CI diesel engine. Engine newlinewas able to run with maximum 25% argemone oil- diesel blends. newline