Pyrolysis of cherry laurel (Prunus Laurocerasus L.) seed in the presence of sodium carbonate

Abstract

The aim of this study was to obtain pyrolysis products from cherry laurel seed in the presence of Na2CO3. Bio-liquid, solid, and gaseous products were obtained from pyrolysis of cherry laurel seed samples. Cherry laurel seed samples were heated at a rate of 15 K/min from 298 K to a maximum temperature of 775 K. The nominal heating time was 30 min. The highest yield of bioliquid product was 39.3%, which can be obtained from the pyrolysis with 5% Na2CO3. It was observed that the yield of bio-liquid product decreases with further increase of catalyst ratio.