Thermal Decomposition of Promising Liquid Biofuels: TGA and DSC Data

摘要

Abstract The thermal decomposition of promising biofuel suspensions based on water, canola oil, and sawdust (biomass) is studied in the present work. A Mettler Toledo TGA/DSC 3+ thermogravimetric analyzer (temperature range 20–1100°C) is used in the experiments. The mass loss and rate of mass loss are plotted at all stages of reaction of the fuel samples. Thermogravimetric analysis of biofuels based on liquid and solid components of plant origin shows that their energy characteristics are very promising. The biofuels are characterized by low temperatures of ignition (283–342°C) and burnup (516–643°C). The results are compared with the characteristics of a traditional fuel, coal. The conditions required for effective combustion of liquid biofuels based on liquid and solid plant wastes are established.