Pyrolyzed biomass from corn ethanol industry coproduct and their polypropylene-based composites: Effect of heat treatment temperature on performance of the biocomposites

Recent Advances in Biochar Polymer Composites

“…In a recent study, Paleri et al [50] showed that the proper selection of the BC pyrolysis conditions, especially the treatment temperature, significantly affects the mechanical performance of the resulting composites. More specifically, BC particles derived from distillers' dried grains with solubles, i.e., a co-product from the corn ethanol industry, were obtained through torrefaction and pyrolysis at different temperatures and exploited as fillers in a PP matrix.…”

“…Despite the role of the rheological characterization in providing an indirect evaluation of the extent of filler distribution and of possible polymer/filler interactions established at the interface, few works discuss the effect of BC introduction on the PP rheological response [50,[52][53][54][55][56]. In particular, Poulose et al [52,57] investigated the rheological properties of PP-based composites containing different loadings of BC particles derived from date palm waste through a pyrolysis process performed at two temperatures, namely 700 and 900 • C. The obtained results (Figure 2) indicated a different rheological behavior for the composites compared to unfilled PP, especially in the low frequency region; more specifically, the flattening of the moduli curves highlighted the formation of an extended filler-filler network within the matrix, causing the restriction of the motion of PP macromolecules.…”

Upcycling of waste jute biomass to advanced biocarbon materials: the effect of pyrolysis temperature on their physicochemical and electrical properties

“…The derivative weight curves (%/1C) demonstrated that the maximum peak height shifts towards a higher temperature with an increase in carbonization temperature due to the prior carbonization in the pyrolizer. 22 In addition to that, with an enhancement in the carbonization temperature, the weight percent rate of the samples decreases. The change in weight percent rate was significant up to 600 1C and beyond 600 1C, less change was observed.…”

Biomass conversion into recyclable strong materials

“…42 Recent research in biomass and biocomposites has been driven by a need for the development of sustainable energy, materials and chemicals. [45][46][47] However, the solid-state biomass strong materials are being managed right from the plant growth in which a high harvesting index is favourable. Arundo donax is one of the plants that is being preferentially cultivated as a C 3 energy plant and a lignocellulosic biomass feedstock.…”