Production of Diesel-Like Fuel and Other Value-Added Chemicals from Pyrolysis of Animal Fat

摘要

Pyrolysis of lard was performed in a fixed-bed reactor to produce a diesel-like fuel.Lard was fed into the reactor at 5 g/h using N_2(3 x 10~(-5)-7 x 10~(-5)m~3/min)as carrier gas.The liquid product obtained at a temperature of 600 deg C,carrier gas flow rate of 5 x 10~(-5)m~3/min,and quartz packing particle size of 0.7-1.4 mm has a cetane index of 46,specific gravity of 0.86,and a higher heating value of 40 MJ/kg.This study shows that there is a poTBNtial for producing diesel-like liquid from pyrolysis of lard.It also identifies the pyrolysis of animal fats as a source of high-calorific-value(68-165 MJ/m3)gaseous fuel.