J. Eng. Technol. Sci., Vol. 54, No. 1, 2022, 220108
Received March 11
th
, 2021, Revised May 2
nd
, 2021, Accepted for publication August 17
th
, 2021.
Copyright ©2022 Published by ITB Institute for Research and Community Services, ISSN: 2337-5779,
DOI: 10.5614/j.eng.technol.sci.2022.54.1.8
Volatile State Mathematical Models for Predicting
Components in Biomass Pyrolysis Products
Pandit Hernowo
1,2
, Carolus B. Rasrendra
1,3
, Yogi W. Budhi
1
, Jenny Rizkiana
1,3
,
Anton Irawan
4
, Septhian Marno
5
, Yana Meliana
5
, Oki Muraza
6
&
Yazid Bindar
1,3,*
1
Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Institut
Teknologi Bandung, Jalan Ganesa No. 10 Bandung 40132, Indonesia
2
Department of Chemical Engineering, Institut Sains dan Teknologi Al-Kamal, Jalan
Raya Al-Kamal No. 2, Kedoya, Jakarta Barat 11520, Indonesia
3
Department of Bioenergy Engineering and Chemurgy, Faculty of Industrial
Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jalan Ganesa No. 10 Bandung 40132,
Indonesia
4
Department of Chemical Engineering, Engineering Faculty, University of Sultan
Ageng Tirtayasa, Banten 42435, Indonesia
5
Research and Technology Centre Pertamina, PT. Pertamina, Jalan Raya Bekasi No. 20,
Pulau Gadung, Jakarta Timur, Indonesia
6
Research & Technology Innovation, Pertamina
Sopo Del Building, 51
st
Fl. Jalan Mega Kuningan Barat III, Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia
*E-mail: ybybyb@fti.itb.ac.id
Highlights:
New equation models were developed to predict pyrolysis product compositions.
The models introduce biomass type numbers and pseudo activation energy.
The component pseudo activation energy is temperature dependent.
45 components in the biomass pyrolysis products were well predicted using the
models.
Abstract. Volatile state mathematical models for quantifying the chemical
components in volatile biomass pyrolysis products were developed. The
component mass yield Yi rate depends linearly on its pseudo kinetic constant and
the remaining mass yield. The mass fraction rate of each component was modeled
from the derivation of its mass yield rate equation. A new mathematical model
equation was successfully developed. The involved variables are: biomass
number, temperature, heating rate, pre-exponential factor, and pseudo activation
energy related to each component. The component mass fraction yi and the mass
yield were predicted using this model within a temperature range. Available
experimental pyrolysis data for beechwood and rice husk biomass were used to
confirm the developed model. The volatile products were separated into bio-
pyrolysis gas (BPG) and a bio-pyrolysis oil (BPO). Five components in the BPG
and forty in the BPO were quantified. The pseudo activation energy for each
pseudo chemical reaction for a specific component was modeled as a polynomial