Lignocellulosic Biofuels: Phase Separation during Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation of Liquid Phase Pyrolysis Oil

Abstract

This paper contributes to the understanding of liquid phase pyrolysis (LPP) oil upgrading. The subject of discussion is hydrodeoxygenation (HDO). A three-stage hydrotreatment of liquid phase pyrolysis oil is described. It was found that during the initial heating stage conditions no HDO oil was produced. The HDO oil was formed during the main heating stage. During the initial heating stage, the oxygen content and the average molecular weight remained relatively constant. In the main heating stage the oxygen content decreased from 40 wt.% to 24 wt.% and the average molecular weight also decreases from 630 to 570 g/mol. Finally in the isothermal stage HDO oil was formed, indicated by a drop in oxygen content.

Keywords:

• biomass to liquid
• hydrodeoxygenation
• liquid phase pyrolysis
• phase separation
• kinetic study (KS)
• pyrolysis oil upgrading

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Funding

This work was funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) under the scope of A3 Plus Program.