Analytical pyrolysis of tobacco residue: Effect of temperature and inorganic additives
2013
Cardoso, C.R. | Ataíde, C.H.
Biomass is an alternative energy source. Fuels produced from renewable sources have less polluting characteristics. The production of cigars and cigarettes generates about 20% of tobacco residues, and fast pyrolysis is an option to convert this biomass into fuels, such as bio-oil, that can also be sources of high added value compounds. The present work aimed to study the influence of temperature and additives on the distribution of chemical compounds in the products generated from the pyrolytic reaction of tobacco residue. Analytical pyrolysis was used to study the vapors produced from the reactions of tobacco residue, with or without the addition of inorganic salts (10% ZnCl₂ and 10% MgCl₂), at 400, 500, 600 and 700°C. A heating rate of 20°C/ms and an inert helium atmosphere were used. Vapors with higher contents of acetic acid and furfural were produced from tobacco residue with 10% MgCl₂. The highest percentages of nicotine and 4-penten-1-ol were found in the products of pure residue. The pyrolysis of tobacco waste with 10% MgCl₂ produced vapors with high percentages of oxygenated compounds, ketones and aldehydes. The vapors resulting from the pyrolysis of residue with 10% ZnCl₂ had the highest contents of hexadecane. The results indicated that the pyrolysis of tobacco residue, either pure or with 10% of MgCl₂, would produce bio-oils that could be considered sources of valuable compounds, while the pyrolytic reaction of the residue with 10% ZnCl₂ would produce a fuel oil with good ignition quality.
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