This study involves the pyrolysis of raw and impregnated hemp plant under different temperatures in a static reactor. Pyrolysis experiments were carried out with raw hemp plant at 300, 400, 500, 600 and 700 ºC with a heating rate of 10 ºC.min-1. Hemp plant was then impregnated with KOH, K2CO3 and H3PO4 and activated under static atmosphere at 300, 500, and 700 ºC. Liquid products, bio-oils, were characterized by column chromatography, elemental analysis and FTIR. Solid products, chars, were characterized by elemental analysis, FTIR and SEM. According to the results, it was found that obtaining liquid products similar to petroleum and solid products similar to commercial activated carbons from hemp plant seems possible.
Authors: Bünyamin Uzun, Esin Apaydın Varol, Murat Kılıç, Ayşe Eren Pütün
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5071/18theubce2010-vp2.3.10
Publish Year: 2010
