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Energy Sources Part A-recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects, Vol.39, No.8, 843-849, 2017
Physicochemical properties of the bio-oil from Prosopis juliflora in fluidized-bed reactor
Bio-oil is one of the liquid biofuels obtained through the fast pyrolysis of any material. In this study, Prosopis wood was used as a feedstock and a maximum bio-oil yield of 62.5%(wt) was obtained at 450 degrees C with the particles of size 0.25-0.50 mm. The physical, chemical, and fuel properties of the bio-oil such as kinematic viscosity, ash content, solid content, pH, surface tension, corrosivity, and calorific value were determined as per standard methods. The bio-oil had phenolic groups (12.23%), amides (0.74%), ketones (1.08%), ascaridole (0.20%), and amyrin (0.37%).