Bio Oil Production by Thermal and Catalytic Pyrolysis of Waste Tires

In this study, pyrolysis of shredded waste tire was carried out thermally and catalytically in a fixed bed reactor. Thermal pyrolysis was performed at temperatures of 330 °C, 430 °C, 530 °C, and 630 °C under Ar. flow rate of 0.5 L/min as a carrier gas and retention time of 15 min catalytic pyrolysis was carried out at temperature of 530 °C. The effects of temperature and two types of catalysts (CaCO3 and SiO2/Al2O3) were studied on the yield of pyrolysis products. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis for the oil products that were obtained by thermal and catalytic pyrolysis at 530 °C for chemical characterization. Oil, solid, and gas products yield by thermal pyrolysis at 530 °C were 50 wt. %, 35.6 wt. %, and 14.4 wt. % respectively, when the CaCO3 catalyst was used, the products distribution was 52 wt. %, 38.5 wt. %, and 9.5 wt. % respectively. While using SiO2 /Al2O3 the pyro oil, and char, and gas were decreased to 47 wt. %, 38 wt. %, and 15 wt. % respectively. The chemical composition of pyrolysis oil mainly included hydrocarbons compounds, predominantly Limonene which was represented by Cyclohexene, 1-methyl-4-(1-methylethenyl).