Bio-oil production via catalytic solvolysis of biomass
Recent studies have found that biomass has great potential as a substitute for natural fossil fuels. Although pyrolysis has always been the option for biomass-to-biofuel conversion, liquefaction technology on the other hand appears to be another alternative to obtain valuable high energy products su...
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| description | Recent studies have found that biomass has great potential as a substitute for natural fossil fuels. Although pyrolysis has always been the option for biomass-to-biofuel conversion, liquefaction technology on the other hand appears to be another alternative to obtain valuable high energy products such as biofuel, gas and char due to some disadvantages of converting biomass to biofuel via pyrolysis. In this study, the optimization of liquefaction of oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) into bio-oil was studied over a series of supported Zn catalysts. 15 wt% of Zn supported on ZSM-5 showed the highest bio-oil yield conversion after the introduction of catalyst. GC-MS analysis of the bio-oil showed it to mainly consist of furfurals, followed by phenols and other minor compounds. Several parameters that were studied include the effect of reaction temperature, reaction time, catalyst composition, and catalyst loading on the product yield. The optimum conditions for the conversion of EFB (43.6%) to liquid products were 180 °C for 90 min with 0.5 wt% of 15% Zn supported on ZSM-5. |
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| spelling | upm-610052019-04-30T04:14:34Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61005/ Bio-oil production via catalytic solvolysis of biomass Tang, Rachel Duo Yao Islam, Aminul Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin Recent studies have found that biomass has great potential as a substitute for natural fossil fuels. Although pyrolysis has always been the option for biomass-to-biofuel conversion, liquefaction technology on the other hand appears to be another alternative to obtain valuable high energy products such as biofuel, gas and char due to some disadvantages of converting biomass to biofuel via pyrolysis. In this study, the optimization of liquefaction of oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) into bio-oil was studied over a series of supported Zn catalysts. 15 wt% of Zn supported on ZSM-5 showed the highest bio-oil yield conversion after the introduction of catalyst. GC-MS analysis of the bio-oil showed it to mainly consist of furfurals, followed by phenols and other minor compounds. Several parameters that were studied include the effect of reaction temperature, reaction time, catalyst composition, and catalyst loading on the product yield. The optimum conditions for the conversion of EFB (43.6%) to liquid products were 180 °C for 90 min with 0.5 wt% of 15% Zn supported on ZSM-5. Royal Society of Chemistry 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61005/1/Bio-oil%20production%20via%20catalytic%20solvolysis%20of%20biomass.pdf Tang, Rachel Duo Yao and Islam, Aminul and Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin (2017) Bio-oil production via catalytic solvolysis of biomass. RSC Advances, 7. 7820 - 7830. ISSN 2046-2069 https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2017/ra/c6ra27824h 10.1039/c6ra27824h |
| spellingShingle | Tang, Rachel Duo Yao Islam, Aminul Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin Bio-oil production via catalytic solvolysis of biomass |
| title | Bio-oil production via catalytic solvolysis of biomass |
| title_full | Bio-oil production via catalytic solvolysis of biomass |
| title_fullStr | Bio-oil production via catalytic solvolysis of biomass |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bio-oil production via catalytic solvolysis of biomass |
| title_short | Bio-oil production via catalytic solvolysis of biomass |
| title_sort | bio-oil production via catalytic solvolysis of biomass |
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