Pyrolysis of blends of coal and tyre wastes in a fixed bed reactor and a rotary oven

The pyrolysis of blends of two wastes from scrap tyres with a coal of 36 wt.% db volatile matter content was carried out in two ovens of different configuration in order to compare the characteristics of the products obtained. The rotary oven was expected to improve the blending of the raw materials...

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Authors: Acevedo Muñoz, Beatriz, Barriocanal Rueda, Carmen, Álvarez García, Ramón
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2013
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:digitalcsic_::e186906af606202f12f1424b4edfdd7f
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/103787
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Coal
Scrap tyres
Carbonization
Chars
Pyrolysis oil
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Summary:The pyrolysis of blends of two wastes from scrap tyres with a coal of 36 wt.% db volatile matter content was carried out in two ovens of different configuration in order to compare the characteristics of the products obtained. The rotary oven was expected to improve the blending of the raw materials and to promote a synergistic effect. Mass balances were performed with gas and oil yields showing the greatest differences. The chars obtained were studied on the basis of their true and apparent densities, Hg porosimetry and by determining their surface area under N2 at 77 K and under CO2 at 273 K. The chars were also examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The oils were subjected to Fourier spectroscopy (FTIR). It was observed that the oils obtained in the rotary oven were more aromatic and contained smaller amounts of oxygenated functional groups due to their higher residence time in the hot zone of the reactor.