Optimizing slow pyrolysis of banana peels wastes using response surface methodology

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dc.contributor.authorOmulo, Godfrey
dc.contributor.authorBanadda, Noble
dc.contributor.authorKabenge, Isa
dc.contributor.authorSeay, Jeffrey
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-16T20:06:52Z
dc.date.available2022-11-16T20:06:52Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractRenewable energy from biomass and biodegradable wastes can significantly supplement the global energy demand if properly harnessed. Pyrolysis is the most profound modern technique that has proved effective and efficient in the energy conversion of biomass to yield various products like bio-oil, biochar, and syngas. This study focuses on optimization of slow pyrolysis of banana peels waste to yield banana peels vinegar, tar and biochar as bio-infrastructure products. Response surface methodology using central composite design was used to determine the optimum conditions for the banana wastes using a batch reactor pyrolysis system. Three factors namely heating temperature (350-550oC), sample mass (200-800 g) and residence time (45-90 min) were varied with a total of 20 individual experiments. The optimal conditions for wood vinegar yield (48.01%) were 362.6oC, 989.9 g and 104.2 min for peels and biochar yield (30.10%) were 585.9oC, 989.9 g and 104.2 min. The slow pyrolysis showed significant energy conversion efficiencies of about 90% at p-value ≤ 0.05. These research findings are of primary importance to Uganda considering the abundant banana wastes amounting to 17.5 million tonnes generated annually, thus using them as pyrolysis feedstock can boost the country’s energy status.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOmulo, G., Banadda, N., Kabenge, I., & Seay, J. (2019). Optimizing slow pyrolysis of banana peels wastes using response surface methodology. Environmental Engineering Research , 24 (2), 354-361. https://doi.org/10.4491/eer.2018.269en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4491/eer.2018.269
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/5304
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEnvironmental Engineering Researchen_US
dc.subjectBiocharen_US
dc.subjectOptimizationen_US
dc.subjectRenewable energyen_US
dc.subjectResponse surface methodologyen_US
dc.subjectWood vinegaren_US
dc.titleOptimizing slow pyrolysis of banana peels wastes using response surface methodologyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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