Comparative artificial neural network models for predicting kinetic parameters of biomass pyrolysis from the biomass characteristics

Artificial Neural Network (ANN) was proposed to predict kinetic parameters of biomass pyrolysis using simple inputs like proximate or ultimate analysis results. The advantage of predicting via ANN is that it does not require thermogravimetric analysis, unlike the traditional methods. This approach r...

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Main Authors: Kiattikhoon Phuakpunk, Benjapon Chalermsinsuwan, Suttichai Assabumrungrat
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Published: Elsevier 2025-09-01
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Suttichai Assabumrungrat
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description Artificial Neural Network (ANN) was proposed to predict kinetic parameters of biomass pyrolysis using simple inputs like proximate or ultimate analysis results. The advantage of predicting via ANN is that it does not require thermogravimetric analysis, unlike the traditional methods. This approach reduces experimental cost and time while maintaining high predictive accuracy. Kinetic parameters in output data for training the ANN models were re-analyzed from thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) results of sixty-three biomasses with different heating rates in the literature by a standardization method based on Coats and Redfern method. Models with three different input sets: proximate results and heating rate (Prx+Hr), ultimate results and heating rate (CHNO+Hr), and combined ultimate and proximate results and heating rate (CHNO+Prx+Hr) were compared by their prediction results. Results showed that CHNO+Hr inputs tended to provide more accurate results (achieving R² up to 0.992 in validation, and 0.961 in verification) than the other input sets, highlighting the superiority of ultimate analysis over proximate analysis for ANN-based prediction. However, Prx+Hr inputs and CHNO+Prx+Hr inputs could also provide highly accurate predictions with a slight deviation. Overall, these ANN models demonstrated a reliable and cost-effective alternative to conventional TGA methods for predicting the kinetic parameters of biomass pyrolysis.
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spelling doaj-art-71468625bf3a43c286d4e3e1cdb48a4e2025-08-20T04:01:02ZengElsevierResults in Engineering2590-12302025-09-012710670110.1016/j.rineng.2025.106701Comparative artificial neural network models for predicting kinetic parameters of biomass pyrolysis from the biomass characteristicsKiattikhoon Phuakpunk0Benjapon Chalermsinsuwan1Suttichai Assabumrungrat2Energy Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; Corresponding author.Fuels Research Center, Department of Chemical Technology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, ThailandAdvanced Computational Fluid Dynamics Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; Center of Excellence on Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; Bio-Circular-Green-economy Technology & Engineering Center (BCGeTEC), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, ThailandArtificial Neural Network (ANN) was proposed to predict kinetic parameters of biomass pyrolysis using simple inputs like proximate or ultimate analysis results. The advantage of predicting via ANN is that it does not require thermogravimetric analysis, unlike the traditional methods. This approach reduces experimental cost and time while maintaining high predictive accuracy. Kinetic parameters in output data for training the ANN models were re-analyzed from thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) results of sixty-three biomasses with different heating rates in the literature by a standardization method based on Coats and Redfern method. Models with three different input sets: proximate results and heating rate (Prx+Hr), ultimate results and heating rate (CHNO+Hr), and combined ultimate and proximate results and heating rate (CHNO+Prx+Hr) were compared by their prediction results. Results showed that CHNO+Hr inputs tended to provide more accurate results (achieving R² up to 0.992 in validation, and 0.961 in verification) than the other input sets, highlighting the superiority of ultimate analysis over proximate analysis for ANN-based prediction. However, Prx+Hr inputs and CHNO+Prx+Hr inputs could also provide highly accurate predictions with a slight deviation. Overall, these ANN models demonstrated a reliable and cost-effective alternative to conventional TGA methods for predicting the kinetic parameters of biomass pyrolysis.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123025027689Artificial neural networkKinetic parametersBiomass pyrolysisCharacteristics analysis
spellingShingle Kiattikhoon Phuakpunk
Benjapon Chalermsinsuwan
Suttichai Assabumrungrat
Comparative artificial neural network models for predicting kinetic parameters of biomass pyrolysis from the biomass characteristics
Results in Engineering
Artificial neural network
Kinetic parameters
Biomass pyrolysis
Characteristics analysis
title Comparative artificial neural network models for predicting kinetic parameters of biomass pyrolysis from the biomass characteristics
title_full Comparative artificial neural network models for predicting kinetic parameters of biomass pyrolysis from the biomass characteristics
title_fullStr Comparative artificial neural network models for predicting kinetic parameters of biomass pyrolysis from the biomass characteristics
title_full_unstemmed Comparative artificial neural network models for predicting kinetic parameters of biomass pyrolysis from the biomass characteristics
title_short Comparative artificial neural network models for predicting kinetic parameters of biomass pyrolysis from the biomass characteristics
title_sort comparative artificial neural network models for predicting kinetic parameters of biomass pyrolysis from the biomass characteristics
topic Artificial neural network
Kinetic parameters
Biomass pyrolysis
Characteristics analysis
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123025027689
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