Prof Kuye Ayoade 's research grant

Lead Researcher

Title Prof
Firstname Ayoade
Middlename
Surname Kuye
Phone 08033101487
Email ayokuye@yahoo.com

Research Grant Details

Research Topic Development of Biofuel Technology from locally source cellulosic materials
Benefit to Oil and Gas Cellulosic materials from saw dust developed and biodiesel production is being processed.
Research Duration 2
University University of Port Harcourt
Abstract The importance of sustainable alternatives energy development has led to both developed and developing countries promulgating laws and policies to supplement fossil based fuels consumed annually by renewable alternatives. The amount of organic waste generated and disposed off indiscriminately provide opportunities for converting these waste materials to bio-oil to reduce the dependency on food crops for liquid fuels production. This report outlines the process of converting sawdust into bio-oil. The project involved review of the pyrolysis process and evaluates the technical challenges that confront the production of liquid fuel in Nigeria, characterization of sawdust, design and commission of a bio-oil processing plant of 1 kg/h of bio-oil, and characterization of bio-oil. Although the process of fast pryloysis seems to be very simple it comes with a several challenging in ensuring production of quality bio-oil. Some the underlying challenges include; heat supply and heating rate, char removal, rapid vapour cooling, vapour residence time, and ensuring inert environment. Characterization of Nigerian sawdust shows that no pretreatment is required before production. Some physical and chemical properties needed for proper design of the pyrolysis process have been quantified. Also, preliminary design of all the major units required for pyrolysis has been made from first principles and currently undergoing process simulation to avoid “cut and weld” fabrication.

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