Pilot-scale hydrotreating of catalytic fast pyrolysis biocrudes: process performance and product analysis
Sylvain Verdier, Ofei D. Mante, Asger B. Hansen, Kristoffer G. Poulsen, Jan H. Christensen, Nadia Ammtizboll, Jostein Gabrielsen, David C. Dayton
Abstract
Biocrudes contain more oxygen and are less thermally stable than petroleum intermediates resutling in higher hydrogen consumption and accelerated catalyst deactivation during upgrading into biofuels.
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HydrodesulfurizationPyrolysisProcess (computing)Product (mathematics)Scale (ratio)Process engineeringCatalysisEnvironmental scienceChemistryChemical engineeringComputer scienceEngineeringOrganic chemistryMathematicsGeographyGeometryOperating systemCartographyThermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesBiodiesel Production and Applications