Effect of densification molding of pseudo-biomass on pyrolysis properties

The introduction of solid biofuel to replace coal is expected to build a sustainable society. However, in order to increase the substitution rate, the development of bio-solid fuel having thermal decomposition characteristics similar to that of coal has become an issue. In this study, the effect of high-density molding on the thermal decomposition characteristics was investigated by using two types of biomass model compound, BM-Cedar and BM-C50L50. From the experimental results, it is found that the mass fraction of lignin equivalent is enhanced by high-density molding, and the char yield is correlated with mass fraction of lignin equivalent.