Influence of Hydrothermal Carbonization on Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Agricultural Biomass
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Abstract
Fast pyrolysis has been a subject of intensive research thanks to its ability to produce high yields of liquid products, known as pyrolysis oil. This is an important renewable intermediate which could be used for the subsequent production of fuels and chemicals. For fossil-based materials, pyrolysis oil can provide circular building blocks. Furthermore, direct use of pyrolysis oil in gas turbines has also been proven feasible. However, a relatively high oxygen content in raw biomass has detrimental effects on the quality of such oil. This work proposes hydrothermal carbonization as a valorization technique, beneficial from the point of view of subsequent fast pyrolysis. Within the scope of this work, the influence of the parameters of hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) on the kinetics of fast pyrolysis of agricultural biomass (miskanthus), as well as the influence of in situ use of a CaO catalyst, is investigated. Kinetics is investigated using a novel type of thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) called Cyclonic TGA, which is able to achieve heating rates similar to a real fast pyrolysis process. Moreover, the influence of HTC on the removal of part of its inorganic constituents is determined within the scope of this work.
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OpenAlex topics: Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes · Energy and Environment Impacts · Lignin and Wood Chemistry
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Department of Energy Conversion Engineering, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wyb.Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
Energy Research Centre, Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies, VŠB—Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic
Department of Thermal and Fluid Engineering, University of Twente, Drienerlolaan 5, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands
Alucha Works BV Westervoortsedijk 73, 6827AV Arnhem, The Netherlands
Feinor sp. z o.o., Poprężniki 19, 98-215 Goszczanów, Poland
Department of Chemical Engineering, Shaheed Bhagat Singh State University, Ferozepur 152004, Punjab, India
Fundacion Circe, Parque Empresarial Dinamiza, Avda. Ranillas 3D, 1ª Planta, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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National Science Centre
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