Upgrading of bio-oil into advanced biofuels and chemicals, Part III: Changes in aromatic structure and coke forming propensity during the catalytic hydrotreatment of a fast pyrolysis bio-oil with Pd/C catalyst

This study has investigated the hydrotreatment of bio-oil (derived from the fast pyrolysis of mallee woody biomass) in a batch reactor under 10 MPa pressure with Pd/C catalyst at temperatures between 150 °C and 300 °C. Our results indicate that the chemical fractions, coking tendency as well as the...

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Main Authors: Li, X., Gunawan, Richard, Wang, Y., Chaiwat, W., Hu, Xun, Gholizadeh, M., Mourant, D., Bromly, John, Li, Chun-Zhu
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Published: Elsevier Ltd 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42536
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author Li, X.
Gunawan, Richard
Wang, Y.
Chaiwat, W.
Hu, Xun
Gholizadeh, M.
Mourant, D.
Bromly, John
Li, Chun-Zhu
author_facet Li, X.
Gunawan, Richard
Wang, Y.
Chaiwat, W.
Hu, Xun
Gholizadeh, M.
Mourant, D.
Bromly, John
Li, Chun-Zhu
author_sort Li, X.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description This study has investigated the hydrotreatment of bio-oil (derived from the fast pyrolysis of mallee woody biomass) in a batch reactor under 10 MPa pressure with Pd/C catalyst at temperatures between 150 °C and 300 °C. Our results indicate that the chemical fractions, coking tendency as well as the aromatic structures are highly influenced by the hydrotreating conditions such as temperature and time. The repolymerisation surpasses the hydrogenation of bio-oil at the low hydrotreating temperatures (e.g. 150–200 °C) and short hydrotreating durations (e.g. <3 h). On the contrary, high hydrotreating temperatures (e.g. 250–300 °C) and long reaction durations (e.g. 6–12 h) can effectively convert the heavier fractions into lighter fractions, and thus further reduce the coking tendency of the hydrotreated products. However, these harsh operational conditions cannot decrease the number of large aromatic ring systems. Most importantly, it is found that the combination of esterification and hydrotreatment can produce more stable bio-oil with lower coking tendency and less large aromatic ring systems than the direct hydrotreatment of bio-oil.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-425362017-09-13T14:26:11Z Upgrading of bio-oil into advanced biofuels and chemicals, Part III: Changes in aromatic structure and coke forming propensity during the catalytic hydrotreatment of a fast pyrolysis bio-oil with Pd/C catalyst Li, X. Gunawan, Richard Wang, Y. Chaiwat, W. Hu, Xun Gholizadeh, M. Mourant, D. Bromly, John Li, Chun-Zhu bio-oil coke hydrotreatment esterification upgrading This study has investigated the hydrotreatment of bio-oil (derived from the fast pyrolysis of mallee woody biomass) in a batch reactor under 10 MPa pressure with Pd/C catalyst at temperatures between 150 °C and 300 °C. Our results indicate that the chemical fractions, coking tendency as well as the aromatic structures are highly influenced by the hydrotreating conditions such as temperature and time. The repolymerisation surpasses the hydrogenation of bio-oil at the low hydrotreating temperatures (e.g. 150–200 °C) and short hydrotreating durations (e.g. <3 h). On the contrary, high hydrotreating temperatures (e.g. 250–300 °C) and long reaction durations (e.g. 6–12 h) can effectively convert the heavier fractions into lighter fractions, and thus further reduce the coking tendency of the hydrotreated products. However, these harsh operational conditions cannot decrease the number of large aromatic ring systems. Most importantly, it is found that the combination of esterification and hydrotreatment can produce more stable bio-oil with lower coking tendency and less large aromatic ring systems than the direct hydrotreatment of bio-oil. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42536 10.1016/j.fuel.2013.08.046 Elsevier Ltd restricted
spellingShingle bio-oil
coke
hydrotreatment
esterification
upgrading
Li, X.
Gunawan, Richard
Wang, Y.
Chaiwat, W.
Hu, Xun
Gholizadeh, M.
Mourant, D.
Bromly, John
Li, Chun-Zhu
Upgrading of bio-oil into advanced biofuels and chemicals, Part III: Changes in aromatic structure and coke forming propensity during the catalytic hydrotreatment of a fast pyrolysis bio-oil with Pd/C catalyst
title Upgrading of bio-oil into advanced biofuels and chemicals, Part III: Changes in aromatic structure and coke forming propensity during the catalytic hydrotreatment of a fast pyrolysis bio-oil with Pd/C catalyst
title_full Upgrading of bio-oil into advanced biofuels and chemicals, Part III: Changes in aromatic structure and coke forming propensity during the catalytic hydrotreatment of a fast pyrolysis bio-oil with Pd/C catalyst
title_fullStr Upgrading of bio-oil into advanced biofuels and chemicals, Part III: Changes in aromatic structure and coke forming propensity during the catalytic hydrotreatment of a fast pyrolysis bio-oil with Pd/C catalyst
title_full_unstemmed Upgrading of bio-oil into advanced biofuels and chemicals, Part III: Changes in aromatic structure and coke forming propensity during the catalytic hydrotreatment of a fast pyrolysis bio-oil with Pd/C catalyst
title_short Upgrading of bio-oil into advanced biofuels and chemicals, Part III: Changes in aromatic structure and coke forming propensity during the catalytic hydrotreatment of a fast pyrolysis bio-oil with Pd/C catalyst
title_sort upgrading of bio-oil into advanced biofuels and chemicals, part iii: changes in aromatic structure and coke forming propensity during the catalytic hydrotreatment of a fast pyrolysis bio-oil with pd/c catalyst
topic bio-oil
coke
hydrotreatment
esterification
upgrading
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42536