Fractionation and characterization of bio-oil from microwave-assisted pyrolysis of corn stover

Authors

  • Changyan Yang Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota
  • Bo Zhang Natural Resources and Environmental Design, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro
  • Johannes Moen Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota,
  • Kevin Hennessy Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota
  • Yuhuan Liu Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota
  • Xiangyang Lin Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota
  • Yiqin Wan Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota
  • Hanwu Lei Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University
  • Paul Chen Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota
  • Roger Ruan University of Minnesota

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25165/ijabe.v3i3.220

Keywords:

fractionation, characterization, pyrolysis, bio-oil, corn stover

Abstract

Bio-oil from thermochemical conversion of biomass is a complex mixture of polar and non-polar compounds, and cannot be used directly as a combustion engine fuel due to its low heating value, high viscosity, chemical instability, and incomplete volatility.  Mixed-solvent extraction was developed to fractionate bio-oils from microwave-assisted pyrolysis of corn stover to produce light oil (a mixture of light and inflammable fuel oil components from bio-oil) with low viscosity and low combustion residue, and high value chemicals.  Different fractions from bio-oil were characterized using GC/MS and TG, and a major chemical (hydroxy-butanedioic acid diethyl ester) was separated.

 

Keywords: fractionation, characterization, pyrolysis, bio-oil, corn stover

 

DOI: 10.3965/j.issn.1934-6344.2010.03.054-061

  Citation: Changyan Yang, Bo Zhang, Johannes Moen, Kevin Hennessy, Liu Yuhuan, Lin Xiangyang, et al.  Fractionation and characterization of bio-oil from microwave-assisted pyrolysis of corn stover.  Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2010; 3(3): 54

Author Biographies

Changyan Yang, Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota

Research Associate, renewable energy,

Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Avenue,

Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA;

Email: yang1207@umn.edu;

Johannes Moen, Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota,

Johannes Moen, Graduate Student, renewable energy,

Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Avenue,

Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA;

Email: johannes_moen@yahoo.com;

Yuhuan Liu, Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota

Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA;School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330047, China;PhD, Assistant Professor, biomass refining, food science; MOE Biomass Engineering Center and State Key Lab of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, 235 East Nanjing Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China 330047. Email: liuyuhuan@ncu.edu.cn;

Xiangyang Lin, Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota

Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA;College of Biological Science and Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China; PhD, Professor, Bioresource utilization and processing, Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, Email: xiangyanglin@fzu.edu.cn;

Yiqin Wan, Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota

Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA;School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330047, China;PhD Candidate, Assistant Professor, renewable energy, bioresource utilization and processing, food engineering; Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province, China, 330047, Email: msyqwan@yahoo.com.cn;

Hanwu Lei, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University

PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University

Roger Ruan, University of Minnesota

PhD, Professor, Yangtze Scholar Distinguished Guest Professor at Nanchang University, Director at Center for Biorefining, and Professor at University of Minnesota. Food science and nutrition, food engineering, renewable energy, biorefining, bioprocessing, and value-added process development; Dept. BioProducts & BioSystems Engineering, Dept. of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, Tel: 612-625-1710; Fax: 612-624-3005, Email: ruanx001@umn.edu

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Published

2010-08-02

How to Cite

Yang, C., Zhang, B., Moen, J., Hennessy, K., Liu, Y., Lin, X., … Ruan, R. (2010). Fractionation and characterization of bio-oil from microwave-assisted pyrolysis of corn stover. International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 3(3), 54–61. https://doi.org/10.25165/ijabe.v3i3.220

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 3 (2010): IJABE

Section

Renewable Energy and Material Systems

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