Investigation of thermal degradation of different wood-based biofuels of the northwest region of the Russian Federation

• Published in: Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
• Main Authors: Maryandyshev, Pavel, Chernov, Aleksandr, Lyubov, Victor, Trouve, Gwenaelle, Brillard, Alain, Brilhac, Jean-Francois
• Other Authors: Laboratoire de gestion des risques et environnement - LGRE (GRE), Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2015
• Subjects: Analytical chemistry; inorganic chemistry; kinetic analysis of thermal degradation; measurement science and instrumentation; morphological analysis; physical Chemistry; polymer Sciences; pyrolysis; wood biofuel; [SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environmental and Society; Arkhangelsk
• Online Access: https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03282256; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-015-4798-3

International audience The thermal degradation of different wood biofuels collected in the Arkhangelsk region (northwest of the Russian Federation) was investigated in order to extract their kinetic parameters. Thermogravimetric analysis was carried out for small samples under inert atmosphere or air. These samples were heated from 20 to 1300 °C under three heating rates of 5, 10 or 20 °C min−1. The mass loss rates were measured during the drying, devolatilization and char combustion processes. Average values of the activation energies were determined using Friedman’s and Ozawa–Flynn–Wall’s methods under inert atmosphere and air. The morphological analysis of raw samples and of the corresponding chars was also performed. Pore development presents an effective impact on char reactivity. These experimental results and the kinetic data obtained in this work should be considered for the simulation of the pyrolysis and combustion processes of different biofuels in industrial devices.