Effects of Pretreatments of Napier Grass with Deionized Water, Sulfuric Acid and Sodium Hydroxide on Pyrolysis Oil Characteristics

• Main Authors: Mohammed, I.Y., Abakr, Y.A., Kazi, F.K., Yusuf, S.
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Netherlands 2017
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85001783774&doi=10.1007%2fs12649-016-9594-1&partnerID=40&md5=d2ae93652c9d62799576fbebd5a72af6; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/19859/

The depletion of fossil fuel reserves has led to increasing interest in liquid bio-fuel from renewable biomass. Biomass is a complex organic material consisting of different degrees of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, extractives and minerals. Some of the mineral elements tend to retard conversions...