Plasma Pyrolysis/Gasification of Cotton Waste and Energy Recovery Possibilities
In this study of plasma pyrolysis of cotton, main focus was drawn on the energy recovery possibilities by generating Syn gas (H2 + CO) by thermal pyrolysis and gasification (cracking) of cotton through plasma as heat source. Through GC analysis, we concluded that plasma pyrolysis of cotton in temperature range of 500 to 700 °C yields H2 as main component around 15-25% volume basis and other compounds like CO, CO2, CH4, C2H6, C2H4, C2H2 and soot (carbon). Dioxin and furan formation do not take place as we worked in higher temperature ranges and then provided sudden fast quenching to avoid De-Nevo synthesis. The theoretical and experimental energy recovery comparisons have also been done and shown.
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