Investigating the Predictive Capabilities of MARS for Biomass Pyrolysis Kinetics: A Case Study on an Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to emphasize the potential of pyrolysis of oil palm empty fruit bunch (PEFB) biomass as a sustainable energy source and underscore the significance of considering multiple factors in implementing renewable energy. The kinetic analysis of PEFB pyrolysis was carried out using the Friedman, Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose (KAS), Ozawa-Flynn-Wall (OFW), and advanced Vyazovkin (VZ) methods, which yielded matching trends. The average activation energies (E) were found to be 187.40, 165.23, 166.24, and 183.23 kJ/mol for the Friedman, KAS, OFW, and VZ methods, respectively. Additionally, thermodynamic parameters, specifically the changes in enthalpy of activation (ΔH), entropy of activation (ΔS ^‡), and Gibbs free energy of activation (ΔG ^‡

SUBMITTER: Ahmad J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11800148 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature