Pyrolytic Gas Analysis

Pyrolysis is the chemical breakdown of organic substances at high temperatures in an oxygen-free environment. This process generally takes place at temperatures above 430 degrees and under pressure. It involves the change of physical phase and chemical composition simultaneously and is an irreversible process.

The pyrolysis process is widely used to convert organic materials into a solid residue containing ash and carbon, small amounts of liquid and gas. Excessive pyrolysis yields carbon as a residue. This process is called carbonization.

The main application areas of pyrolysis are:

• In the chemical industry, pyrolysis method is used to produce methanol, activated carbon, charcoal and other substances from wood.
• Synthetic gas produced from recycling waste using pyrolysis is used in gas or steam turbines to generate electricity.
• The mixture of stone, soil, ceramics and glass obtained from pyrolytic wastes is used as a building material.
• Pyrolysis method is used in carbon-14 dating and mass spectrometry.
• This method is also used for various cooking procedures such as caramelizing, grilling, frying and baking.

Syngas from pyrolysis is a combustible gas and is used for power generation in many types of equipment, from steam cycles to gas engines and turbines. This gas is a mixture of molecules containing hydrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, water vapors, as well as other hydrocarbons and condensable compounds. It is the main product of gasification and is a major product of high temperature pyrolysis carried over any biomass, residue and waste. It is obtained by evaporation of volatile compounds from the raw material, thanks to the heat that induces a series of complex reactions.

Briefly, the process of converting organic materials, including wastes, into solid, liquid and gaseous products in an oxygen-free environment is called pyrolysis. Pyrolytic gas contains polluting compounds that must be removed by purification. If these compounds are ignored, the pyrolytic gas consists of three main groups: hydrogen, methane and ethane, propane and butane. Pyrolysis gas is 25 times more valuable than natural gas obtained from fossils, as a raw material for the gas chemical industry.

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