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TY - JOUR
T1 - A renewable lignin-derived bio-oil for boosting the oxidation stability of biodiesel
AU - Umar, Y.
AU - Velasco, O.
AU - Abdelaziz, O.Y.
AU - Aboelazayem, O.
AU - Gadalla, M.A.
AU - Hulteberg, C.P.
AU - Saha, Basudeb
PY - 2022/1/31
Y1 - 2022/1/31
N2 - The valorisation of lignin is being increasingly recognised to improve the economics of pulp and paper making mills. In the present study, an integrated lignin–glycerol valorisation strategy is introduced with an overarching aim for enhancing the process value chains. LignoBoost kraft lignin was subjected to base-catalysed depolymerisation using glycerol as a co-solvent. The generated bio-oil was used as a renewable additive to biodiesel for enhancing its oxygen stability. The influence of three independent parameters including temperature, time and glycerol amount on lignin depolymerisation was investigated. Response surface methodology was applied to design the experiments and to optimise the process for maximising the yield and antioxidant impact of bio-oil. The results showed that glycerol has a positive qualitative and quantitative impact on the produced bio-oil, where an enhancement in the yield (up to 23.8%) and antioxidant activity (up to 99 min induction period) were achieved using the PetroOxy method (EN16091). The addition of 1 wt% bio-oil to biodiesel has led to an improvement in the oxidation stability over a neat sample of up to ∼340%, making it compliant with European standard (EN14214). The proposed process presents a biorefinery paradigm for the integrated utilisation of waste cooking oil, lignin and glycerol.
AB - The valorisation of lignin is being increasingly recognised to improve the economics of pulp and paper making mills. In the present study, an integrated lignin–glycerol valorisation strategy is introduced with an overarching aim for enhancing the process value chains. LignoBoost kraft lignin was subjected to base-catalysed depolymerisation using glycerol as a co-solvent. The generated bio-oil was used as a renewable additive to biodiesel for enhancing its oxygen stability. The influence of three independent parameters including temperature, time and glycerol amount on lignin depolymerisation was investigated. Response surface methodology was applied to design the experiments and to optimise the process for maximising the yield and antioxidant impact of bio-oil. The results showed that glycerol has a positive qualitative and quantitative impact on the produced bio-oil, where an enhancement in the yield (up to 23.8%) and antioxidant activity (up to 99 min induction period) were achieved using the PetroOxy method (EN16091). The addition of 1 wt% bio-oil to biodiesel has led to an improvement in the oxidation stability over a neat sample of up to ∼340%, making it compliant with European standard (EN14214). The proposed process presents a biorefinery paradigm for the integrated utilisation of waste cooking oil, lignin and glycerol.
KW - Biodiesel
KW - Lignin valorisation
KW - Oxidation stability
KW - Renewable antioxidants
KW - Response surface methodology
KW - Supercritical methanolysis
KW - Antioxidants
KW - Glycerol
KW - Oxidation
KW - Stability
KW - Surface properties
KW - Bio-oils
KW - Lignin valorization
KW - Methanolysis
KW - Pulp making
KW - Renewable antioxidant
KW - Response-surface methodology
KW - Supercritical
KW - Supercritical methanolyse
KW - Valorisation
KW - Lignin
U2 - 10.1016/j.renene.2021.10.061
DO - 10.1016/j.renene.2021.10.061
M3 - Journal article
VL - 182
SP - 867
EP - 878
JO - Renewable Energy
JF - Renewable Energy
SN - 0960-1481
ER -