Journal
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Volume 180, Issue -, Pages 838-849Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.08.099
Keywords
Milk dust powder; TGA; Pyrolysis; Kinetic analysis; Thermodynamic parameters; Combined kinetics
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The study focused on the thermal degradation pattern and pyrolytic kinetics of milk dust powder (MDP), revealing its potential suitability as a candidate for energy conversion through pyrolysis.
Milk dust is a prominent remnant of the milk powder packaging industry. The present study reports the thermal degradation pattern and pyrolytic kinetics of milk dust powder (MDP). Thermogravimetric studies were conducted at multiple heating rates (10, 20, 30, and 40 degrees C min(-1)) and the obtained biochars were characterized by FTIR, SEM, and XRD. Kinetic analysis was performed using model-free and model fitting methods. The activation energy obtained by Starink and Friedman methods were 228.29 and 232.46 kJ mol(-1), respectively. The frequency factor was found to be in the range between 2.69 x 10(10) and 4.37 x 10(32) s(-1)as determined using the Kissinger method. The MDP pyrolysis followed diffusion (alpha = 0.05 to 0.2) ensued by higher-order (alpha = 0.6 to 0.95) reaction mechanism as predicted by the master plots. The change in enthalpy (144.88-405.42 kJ mol(-1)) and Gibb's free energy (176.98 and 182.21 kJ mol(-1)) implied the endothermic nature and non-spontaneity of MDP pyrolysis. Whereas DS values were negative in the conversion range (0.05-0.3) indicating that the process was spontaneous at initial conversions. The kinetic and thermodynamic analysis results confirm the suitability of milk dust powder as a potential candidate for energy conversion through pyrolysis. (c) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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