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Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A
Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
Volume 56, 2021 - Issue 13
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Research Article

Effect of additives on the distribution of three-phase products of oily sludge subjected to microwave pyrolysis

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Pages 1445-1455 | Received 15 Sep 2021, Accepted 03 Nov 2021, Published online: 26 Dec 2021
 

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the influence of activated carbon, oily sludge pyrolysis residue, and biochar and their contents on the distribution of three-phase products of oily sludge subjected to microwave pyrolysis. A microwave reaction system, refinery gas analyzer, and chromatography-mass spectrometry were used to carry out the experiment and analyze the results. The results showed that all three additives reduced the yield of solid products and increased the yield of gas products. With an increase in the additive content, the volatile matter and moisture content in the pyrolysis residue greatly reduced. The content of CH4 and H2 in the pyrolysis gas increased with an increase in the additive content. When the amount of activated carbon was 20%, the H2 content reached a maximum (39.7%), and when the amount of biochar was 20%, the CH4 content reached a maximum (44.5%). All three additives increased the content of small molecules in the pyrolysis oil; when 10% activated carbon was added, the oil recovery rate reached up to 78.5%. The results of this study can guide the industrial application of microwave pyrolysis oily sludge.

Data availability statement

Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analyzed in this study.

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Funding

The authors gratefully acknowledge the support from the national key research and development program of China(2020YFC1910000) and the Key R&D Plan of Shandong Province, China (2019JZZY020310)

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