Abstract
The effects of temperature and power on product distribution and characteristics of oily sludge (OS) pyrolysis were investigated in a microwave reactor. The maximum oil yield was 72.55 wt% at 550 °C and 71.47 wt% at 800 W, respectively. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) indicated that C-C and C-O were the main forms of carbon in OS char (OC). The sulfur (S) content in OC increased as the temperature/power rose, implying that S might exist in the form of inorganics or OC had S retention ability. In temperature control mode, the changes of functional groups on OC surface were more sensitive. The maximum hydrocarbon content in oil was 14.56% at 350 °C and 13.40% at 900 W, respectively. The contents of oxygenated compounds and heterocycles in oil from temperature control mode were higher. The CO yield increased with increasing temperature/power, reaching the maximum of 9.60 wt% at 650 °C and 7.75 wt% at 900 W, respectively. Compared with power control mode, it seemed that more heavy metals (HMs) were retained in OC in temperature control mode. The Er of HMs were at the clean level and RI indicated the HMs in OC had a low environmental risk.
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