Energy use of sorghum biomass and recovery of by-products

Abstract

In the present work the main advances obtained until the moment of the presentation to these Doctoral Conferences are exposed. The objective of the thesis is to study the catalytic pyrolysis of biomass from the industrialization process of sorghum (husk), using as catalysts compounds of the family of pyrochlores, especially those with a structure type (H₃O)SbTeO₆, as well as zeolites. type Y and, ZSM-11. The fundamental purpose is to obtain high yields in the liquid fraction, either to be used as a potential fuel or as a source of other compounds of interest for fine chemicals. This entire process is carried out in a horizontal pyrolytic oven, using temperatures in a range between 300 °C and 450 °C for a maximum of 20 minutes.

Likewise, non-condensable gaseous products will be analyzed for their use as another source of energy and in the same way the potential of using residual bio-char as a soil improver or filtering agent will be studied.