Kinetic and thermodynamic analysis of holocellulosic biomass pyrolysis at intermediate heating rates using discrete distributed activation energy model
摘要
Effective utilization of agricultural and woody residues is a cornerstone of Thailand’s Bio-Circular-Green economic model and global carbon-neutrality strategies. This study presents a comparative kinetic and thermodynamic analysis of low- and high-holocellulose biomass feedstocks decomposed under intermediate heating rates (100–150 °C/min) relevant to fast pyrolysis. The discrete distributed activation energy model captures the complex, overlapping nature of the reactions while achieving high predictive accuracy. Kinetic results indicated that biomass complexity is significantly influenced by inorganic content; rice straw, with the highest ash fraction (14.7 wt%), required the most complex reactions (