Pilot-scale hydrotreating of catalytic fast pyrolysis biocrudes: process performance and product analysis

Verdier, Sylvain; Mante, Ofei D.; Hansen, Asger B.; Poulsen, Kristoffer G.; Christensen, Jan H.; Ammtizboll, Nadia; Gabrielsen, Jostein; Dayton, David C.

doi:10.1039/d1se00540e

Pilot-scale hydrotreating of catalytic fast pyrolysis biocrudes: process performance and product analysis

Journal Article · Thu Aug 12 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Sustainable Energy & Fuels

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d1se00540e· OSTI ID:1848405

Verdier, Sylvain ^[1]; ^[2]; Hansen, Asger B. ^[3]; Poulsen, Kristoffer G. ^[4]; Christensen, Jan H. ^[4]; Ammtizboll, Nadia ^[3]; Gabrielsen, Jostein ^[3]; ^[2]

Haldor Topsoe A/S, Lyngby (Denmark); OSTI
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
Haldor Topsoe A/S, Lyngby (Denmark)
Univ. of Copenhagen (Denmark)

Catalytic fast pyrolysis (CFP) is a technology option for producing advanced biofuels from hydrocarbon-rich biocrude intermediates. The relatively high oxygen content of biocrudes compared to petroleum intermediates increases hydrogen consumption and the lower thermal stability accelerates catalyst deactivation and reactor fouling hindering the adaptation of hydrotreating technology for biocrude upgrading into biofuels. In this study, four chemically different biocrude feeds were upgraded in a pilot scale hydroprocessing unit at similar process conditions using a commercial hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) catalyst. The biocrude feeds and hydrotreated products were characterized using standard ASTM procedures and advanced analytical techniques (GCxGC-FID and GCxGC-MS). HDO catalyst activity was monitored by changes in physical properties and chemical composition of the upgraded products as a function of time on stream. Aliphatic acids, ketones, aldehydes, and furan derivatives were completely converted during the hydrotreating tests while the concentration of aromatics, aliphatic hydrocarbons and phenolics increased during the hydrotreating tests. The oxygen content, nitrogen content, specific gravity, viscosity and the heavy end of the boiling point range (determined by simulated distillation) of the upgraded products increased with increasing time on stream during hydrotreating. The deactivation rate was the lowest for the biocrude feed that contained the most aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons and was the highest for the biocrude feed that had the most anhydrosugars. Overall, the HDO deactivation rate correlates with the total amount of oxygen in the feed (17 wt% to 29 wt%, on a wet basis).

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Research Organization:: RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0005358

OSTI ID:: 1848405

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1813073

Journal Information:: Sustainable Energy & Fuels, Journal Name: Sustainable Energy & Fuels Journal Issue: 18 Vol. 5; ISSN SEFUA7; ISSN 2398-4902

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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