Upgrading of bio-oil into advanced biofuels and chemicals. Part II. Importance of holdup of heavy species during the hydrotreatment of bio-oil in a continuous packed-bed catalytic reactor

This study has investigated the observed product distribution as a function of temperature and liquid hourly space velocity (LHSV) from the continuous hydrotreatment of pyrolysis bio-oil in a packed-bed catalytic reactor using a Pd/C catalyst. Our results show that, at a constant overall LHSV value,...

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Main Authors: Chaiwat, Weerawut, Gunawan, Richard, Gholizadeh, Mortaza, Li, Xiang, Lievens, Caroline, Hu, Xun, Wang, Yi, Mourant, Daniel, Rossiter, Angelina, Bromly, John, Li, Chun-Zhu
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37027
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author Chaiwat, Weerawut
Gunawan, Richard
Gholizadeh, Mortaza
Li, Xiang
Lievens, Caroline
Hu, Xun
Wang, Yi
Mourant, Daniel
Rossiter, Angelina
Bromly, John
Li, Chun-Zhu
author_facet Chaiwat, Weerawut
Gunawan, Richard
Gholizadeh, Mortaza
Li, Xiang
Lievens, Caroline
Hu, Xun
Wang, Yi
Mourant, Daniel
Rossiter, Angelina
Bromly, John
Li, Chun-Zhu
author_sort Chaiwat, Weerawut
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description This study has investigated the observed product distribution as a function of temperature and liquid hourly space velocity (LHSV) from the continuous hydrotreatment of pyrolysis bio-oil in a packed-bed catalytic reactor using a Pd/C catalyst. Our results show that, at a constant overall LHSV value, the time required to achieve a steady state formation rate varies widely among the various species in the raw bio-oil and hydrotreated product. Due to the complexity of bio-oil composition, LHSV is not an accurate parameter to evaluate the residence time of various species in a continuous catalytic reactor. The holdup of heavy species in the catalyst must have occupied some active sites while the heavy compounds were slowly hydrogenated. This caused the active sites to be unavailable for other reactions during the continuous hydrotreatment.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-370272017-09-13T15:16:04Z Upgrading of bio-oil into advanced biofuels and chemicals. Part II. Importance of holdup of heavy species during the hydrotreatment of bio-oil in a continuous packed-bed catalytic reactor Chaiwat, Weerawut Gunawan, Richard Gholizadeh, Mortaza Li, Xiang Lievens, Caroline Hu, Xun Wang, Yi Mourant, Daniel Rossiter, Angelina Bromly, John Li, Chun-Zhu Upgrading LHSV Bio-oil Catalytic reactor Continuous hydrotreatment This study has investigated the observed product distribution as a function of temperature and liquid hourly space velocity (LHSV) from the continuous hydrotreatment of pyrolysis bio-oil in a packed-bed catalytic reactor using a Pd/C catalyst. Our results show that, at a constant overall LHSV value, the time required to achieve a steady state formation rate varies widely among the various species in the raw bio-oil and hydrotreated product. Due to the complexity of bio-oil composition, LHSV is not an accurate parameter to evaluate the residence time of various species in a continuous catalytic reactor. The holdup of heavy species in the catalyst must have occupied some active sites while the heavy compounds were slowly hydrogenated. This caused the active sites to be unavailable for other reactions during the continuous hydrotreatment. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37027 10.1016/j.fuel.2013.05.004 Elsevier Ltd restricted
spellingShingle Upgrading
LHSV
Bio-oil
Catalytic reactor
Continuous hydrotreatment
Chaiwat, Weerawut
Gunawan, Richard
Gholizadeh, Mortaza
Li, Xiang
Lievens, Caroline
Hu, Xun
Wang, Yi
Mourant, Daniel
Rossiter, Angelina
Bromly, John
Li, Chun-Zhu
Upgrading of bio-oil into advanced biofuels and chemicals. Part II. Importance of holdup of heavy species during the hydrotreatment of bio-oil in a continuous packed-bed catalytic reactor
title Upgrading of bio-oil into advanced biofuels and chemicals. Part II. Importance of holdup of heavy species during the hydrotreatment of bio-oil in a continuous packed-bed catalytic reactor
title_full Upgrading of bio-oil into advanced biofuels and chemicals. Part II. Importance of holdup of heavy species during the hydrotreatment of bio-oil in a continuous packed-bed catalytic reactor
title_fullStr Upgrading of bio-oil into advanced biofuels and chemicals. Part II. Importance of holdup of heavy species during the hydrotreatment of bio-oil in a continuous packed-bed catalytic reactor
title_full_unstemmed Upgrading of bio-oil into advanced biofuels and chemicals. Part II. Importance of holdup of heavy species during the hydrotreatment of bio-oil in a continuous packed-bed catalytic reactor
title_short Upgrading of bio-oil into advanced biofuels and chemicals. Part II. Importance of holdup of heavy species during the hydrotreatment of bio-oil in a continuous packed-bed catalytic reactor
title_sort upgrading of bio-oil into advanced biofuels and chemicals. part ii. importance of holdup of heavy species during the hydrotreatment of bio-oil in a continuous packed-bed catalytic reactor
topic Upgrading
LHSV
Bio-oil
Catalytic reactor
Continuous hydrotreatment
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37027