Pyrolytic process has a promising potential for the environmentally friendly upgrading of biomass and other materials such as plastics
coal.In this study
the influence of a biopolymer
polylactic acid (PLA) on the pyrolysis of corncob was investigated by using a fast pyrolysis fixed-bed reactor.The results indicated that the co-processing of PLA with corncob increased liquefaction yield and a lower water content as a function of the corncob/PLA ratio was obtained.Furthermore
the thermal degradation of corncob
PLA and their blends in nitrogen was studied at different temperatures by using TGA/FTIR.The gas evolved during degradation was identified by in situ FTIR.The results showed obvious synergies between corncob and PLA during co-pyrolysis.