Kinetics analysis on isothermal torrefaction of sawdust in a fixed-bed reactor using the Coats-Redfern method and functional group analysis using FTIR spectroscopy / Alina Rahayu Mohamed, Noor Hasyierah Mohd Salleh and Nur Nadhirah Nordin

• Main Authors: Mohamed, Alina Rahayu, Mohd Salleh, Noor Hasyierah, Nordin, Nur Nadhirah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam 2023
• Subjects: Chemical engineering
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/76360/1/76360.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/76360/; https://mjcetfkk.uitm.edu.my/

In this study, torrefaction of sawdust was performed in a fixed bed reactor at different torrefaction temperatures and holding times of 200–300 °C and 20–60 mins respectively under inert nitrogen environment and isothermal condition. It was determined that the mass yield decreased upon increasing to...