TY - JFULL AU - N.Ibrahim and Peter A. Jensen and K. Dam-Johansen and Roshafima.R. Ali and Rafiziana.M. Kasmani PY - 2012/11/ TI - Influence of Reaction Temperature and Water Content on Wheat Straw Pyrolysis T2 - International Journal of Chemical and Molecular Engineering SP - 930 EP - 937 VL - 6 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/14342 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 70, 2012 N2 - The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of reaction temperature and wheat straw moisture content on the pyrolysis product yields, in the temperature range of 475-575 °C. Samples of straw with moisture contents from 1.5 wt % to 15.0 wt % were fed to a bench scale Pyrolysis Centrifuge Reactor (PCR). The experimental results show that the changes in straw moisture content have no significant effect on the distribution of pyrolysis product yields. The maximum bio-oil yields approximately 60 (wt %, on dry ash free feedstock basis) was observed around 525 °C - 550 °C for all straw moisture levels. The water content in the wet straw bio-oil was the highest. The heating value of bio-oil and solid char were measured and the percentages of its energy distribution were calculated. The energy distributions of bio-oil, char and gas were 56- 69 % 24-33 %, and 2-19 %, respectively. ER -