Catalytic effect of nano-NiO particles in Pyrolysing of Biomass materials

Biomass materials have been a source of energy for years to now and their effective conversion into usable energy form is always under research to get improved results. Various techniques and systems have been developed to exploit different biomass materials so far and this research aims to study the effect of nano NiO particles as catalyst in pyrolysing of agro residues such as rice husk, saw dust, and groundnut shell, etc. The catalyst will be prepared and employed in different size to observe the effect of particle size in pyrolysis and the operating conditions of the test will also be varied to know their effect. Different approaches such as TGA, FTIR, and XRD will be used to characterize the precursors and nano-NiO particles. The experimental results will be correlated with theoretical and kinetic modeling to find the activation energy and conclude the results.

Faculty Supervisor:

Bishnu Acharya

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Partner:

Periyar Maniammai University

Discipline:

Engineering

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University:

University of Prince Edward Island

Program:

Globalink Research Award