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Art of Waste to Fortune: Conversion of Redgram Stalk into Value Added Chemicals Through Fast Pyrolysis

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Bio-oil production from redgram stalk was investigated in a fluidized bed reactor to study the influence of temperature and particle size. The maximum biooil yield of 52.8 %wt was obtained at 450 °C with a particle size of 0.25–0.50 mm. Properties of the biooil were studied and the biooil had more 5a,14a-Androstane-17a-carboxylic acid, 3a,14-dihydroxy-c-lactone, acetate (10.61 %) and phenolic compounds among them 3-pentadecyl phenol was abundant (23.15 %). This feedstock may be a better alternate source for the production of these valuable chemicals for their sustainable production.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi (9/641/0165/2012). The physical and infrastructural assistance from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India is greatly acknowledged.

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  1. Agricultural College and Research Institute, Thiruvannamalai, India

    R. Mythili

  2. Department of Farm Machinery and Bioenergy, Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, Trichy, India

    P. Subramanian

  3. Kumaraguru College of Agriculture, Erode, India

    P. Venkatachalam

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Mythili, R., Subramanian, P. & Venkatachalam, P. Art of Waste to Fortune: Conversion of Redgram Stalk into Value Added Chemicals Through Fast Pyrolysis. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 39, 151–155 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-016-0440-6

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