Volume 11 - Volume 11
Micro and Macro Thermal Degradation Behavior of Cotton Waste
Abstract
Fulfillment of energy demand and simultaneously to find proper solution of MSW from economical, social and environmental point of view waste-to-energy is the best option; also, the energy crisis is
the new challenge in the front of world to push the economy in the progressive direction and simultaneous global warming and efficient use of energy are also challenging tasks. The thermal
degradation of cotton was studied at temperature values () of 5,7,10,15,20 C/min in a nitrogen
atmosphere utilizing the TG/DTG 32 horizontally differential systemic balance method, which occurs
in three stages. The three separate independent parallel mechanism’s defining the degradation was
considered to derive the kinetic parameters. In first and second stage there might be degradation is
with 10-15 % of total weight and 60-70 % of total weight respectively and finally 4-9 % residue remains in case of all heating rate. The elemental analysis of residue shows the existence of different
elements in the residue on basis of which possible pollutants and cleaning requirement of thermal
conversion system can be decided. The current TGA data was compared to sample decomposition
using a Batch Type Pyrolyser (BTP) with a sample weight of 60 gm and a heating rate of 10
0 C/min in a nitrogen atmosphere. The information obtained will aid in the modelling, designing, and
operations of MSW thermal conversion methods.
Paper Details
PaperID: 2052
Author's Name: Samit Kumar Singh, Dr. Sadanand A. Namjoshi and Anand Patel
Volume: Volume 11
Issues: Volume 11
Keywords: Cotton Waste (Textile Waste), Kinetics, Elemental Analysis and Batch Type Pyrolyser.
Year: 2021
Month: May
Pages: 1817-1829