Journal
JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS
Volume 121, Issue -, Pages 50-61Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2016.07.001
Keywords
Municipal solid wastes; TGA-MS; Pyrolysis; Combustion; Synergy
Funding
- Mauritius research council (MRC)
- University of Stellenbosch (International Office)
- PAFROID program
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A thermogravimetric methodology was developed to investigate and semi-quantify the extent of synergistic effects during pyrolysis and combustion of municipal solid waste (MSW). Results from TGA-MS were used to compare the pyrolysis and combustion characteristics of single municipal solid waste components (polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), branches (BR), leaves (LV), grass (GR), packaging paper (PK), hygienic paper (HP) and cardboard (CB)) and a mixture (MX) of PP, BR and CB. Samples were heated under dynamic conditions at 20 degrees C/min from 25 degrees C to 1000 degrees C with the continuous record of their main evolved fragments. Synergistic effects were evaluated by comparing experimental and calculated weight losses and relative areas of MS peaks. Pyrolysis of the mixture happened in two stages, with the release of H-2, CH4, H2O, CO and CO2 between 200 and 415 degrees C and the release of CH4, CxHy, CO and CO2 between 415 and 525 degrees C. Negative synergistic effect in the 1st stage was attributed to the presence of PP where the release of hydrocarbons and CO2 from BR and CB was inhibited, whereas positive synergistic effects were observed during the 2nd degradation stage. In a second part of the study, synergistic effects were related to the dependency of the effective activation energy (E-alpha) versus the conversion (alpha). Higher E(alpha)s were obtained for MX during its 1st stage of pyrolysis and lower E(alpha)s for the 2nd stage when compared to the individual components. On the other hand, mostly positive synergistic effects were observed during the combustion of the same mixture, for which lower E(alpha)s were recorded. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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