thermogravimetry

Biofuel characterization and pyrolysis kinetics of acacia mangium

The study seeks to proffer practical solutions to the sustainable waste management of Acacia mangium leaves (AML) and explore its solid biofuel (SBF) potential through thermochemical valorization. Consequently, the physicochemical, thermal and kinetic properties of AML were examined using elemental, proximate, bomb calorimetric, thermogravimetric (TG-DTG), and Kissinger kinetic analyses. The results revealed AML possesses high content of carbon, volatile matter, and fixed carbon but low moisture and ash content.

Thermal stability of organic-inorganic composites based on dimethacrylate-tetraethoxysilane system

The influence of composition of hybrid organic-inorganic composites based on oligoesteracrylate (MGF-9)−tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) system on their thermal properties and molecular structure was investigated. Thermograms and curves of thermal destruction of samples were obtained, from which temperature ranges, weight loss of samples and thermal effects of each stage were defined. It is shown that introducing an inorganic filler into polymer matrix promotes increasing of thermal stability of the material.

Fuel Characterization and Thermogravimetric Analysis of Melon (Citrullus colocynthis L.) Seed Husk

The thermochemical fuel properties of melon seed husk (MSH) were characterized to examine its solid biofuel (SBF) potential for future bioenergy utilization. MSH is a cheap, abundant and renewable source of lignocellulosic waste generated from the extraction of vegetable oil from melon seeds. Thermochemical characterization was examined by proximate, ultimate, and thermogravimetric (TG-DTG) analyses, as well as Fourier transform infra-red (FT-IR) spectroscopy.