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Pyrolysis of Wood/Biomass for Bio-oil: A Critical Review
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A review of the recent developments in the wood pyrolysis and reports the characteristics of the resulting bio-oils, which are the main products of fast wood pyrotechnics, can be found in this paper.Abstract:
Fast pyrolysis utilizes biomass to produce a product that is used both as an energy source and a feedstock for chemical production. Considerable efforts have been made to convert wood biomass to liquid fuels and chemicals since the oil crisis in mid-1970s. This review focuses on the recent developments in the wood pyrolysis and reports the characteristics of the resulting bio-oils, which are the main products of fast wood pyrolysis. Virtually any form of biomass can be considered for fast pyrolysis. Most work has been performed on wood, because of its consistency and comparability between tests. However, nearly 100 types of biomass have been tested, ranging from agricultural wastes such as straw, olive pits, and nut shells to energy crops such as miscanthus and sorghum. Forestry wastes such as bark and thinnings and other solid wastes, including sewage sludge and leather wastes, have also been studied. In this review, the main (although not exclusive) emphasis has been given to wood. The literature on woo...read more
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Biochar as a Fuel: 4. Emission Behavior and Characteristics of PM1 and PM10 from the Combustion of Pulverized Biochar in a Drop-Tube Furnace
Xiangpeng Gao,Hongwei Wu +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, six biochar samples were produced from both slow and fast pyrolysis of mallee bark at 400-550 °C, respectively; such temperatures are typically used for biochar and/or bio-oil production in practice.
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Kinetic investigations of unusual solvent effects during Ru/C catalyzed hydrogenation of model oxygenates
TL;DR: In this article, a systematic study of solvent effects in low-temperature hydrogenation of various model oxygenates in bio-oils (such as 2-butanone, 2-pentanone and phenol) with Ru/C catalyst is presented.
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Effect of Acid, Alkali, and Steam Explosion Pretreatments on Characteristics of Bio-Oil Produced from Pinewood
TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of biomass pretreatment on bio-oil produced during fast pyrolysis was evaluated with three pretreatment methods: dilute acid, dilute alkali, and steam explosion.
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Analysis and comparison of bio-oils obtained by hydrothermal liquefaction and fast pyrolysis of beech wood
TL;DR: In this article, the analysis of bio-oils produced by hydrothermal liquefaction and fast pyrolysis of beech wood is presented, and the results show that without extensive upgrading or refining, commercial fuel standards cannot be met.
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Deoxygenation of guaiacol and woody tar over reduced catalysts
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of various reduced catalysts for the upgrading of bio-oil produced by fast pyrolysis in a small batch reactor was evaluated using reduced Ni/SiO2, Co/Si O2, Pt/Si o2, Pd/Sio2, and conventional sulfided CoMo/Al 2O3 catalysts.
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