Abstract

FLORES IZQUIERDO, Manuel Antonio. Utilization of Hass Avocado Seed (Persea Americana) Via Fast Pyrolysis and Its Evaluation in the Production of Bio-Oil and Biochar. Ind. data [online]. 2023, vol.26, n.2, pp.7-23. ISSN 1560-9146.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/idata.v26i2.25392.

The study aims to explore the potential use of waste from the Peruvian export agro-industry, particularly the seed of the Hass avocado, to produce bio-oil and biochar by pyrolysis. The process takes place in an empty vacuum tubular reactor with a heating rate of 8.4°C/min, a particle size of < 2 mm, and at temperatures of 300°C, 400°C, and 500°C for a period of three hours and three replicates. The results indicate that temperature has a significant impact on the yield of bio-oil and biochar. The highest bio-oil yield (46.47%) was obtained at 500°C, while the highest biochar yield (45.33) was obtained at 300°C. Additionally, it has been statistically proven (p > 0.05) that there is a significant difference in yield between bio-oil and biochar, as well as between yields at different temperatures.

Keywords : avocado seed; agro-industrial waste; industrialization; thermochemistry; biomass pyrolysis..

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