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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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Analysis on chemical and physical properties of bio-oil pyrolyzed from rice husk
Qiang Lu,Xu-lai Yang,Xifeng Zhu +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of methanol addition on some properties of the bio-oil were also investigated and the results indicate that the rice husk biooil is a valuable liquid fuel but with some undesired properties.
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Biochar production potential in Ghana—A review
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Understanding biomass feedstock variability
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the inherent variability of biomass feedstock attributes such as ash, carbohydrates, moisture and particle morphology, and propose approaches and solutions for reducing variability for improving feedstock quality.
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Subcritical hydrothermal liquefaction of cattle manure to bio-oil: Effects of conversion parameters on bio-oil yield and characterization of bio-oil
TL;DR: Results showed that the bio-oil yield depended on the conversion temperature and the process gas, and higher initial conversion pressure, longer residence time and larger mass ratio of cattle manure to water, however, had negative impacts on the bio -oil yield.
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State-of-the-Art of Fast Pyrolysis in IEA Bioenergy Member Countries
Dietrich Meier,Bert van de Beld,Anthony V. Bridgwater,Douglas C. Elliott,Anja Oasmaa,Fernando Preto +5 more
TL;DR: The National Task Leaders give an overview of the current activities in their countries both on research, pilot and demonstration level.
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