Upgrading biomass liquefaction products through hydrodeoxygenation

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984 · Biotechnol. Bioeng. Symp.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6457778

Elliott, D C; Baker, E G

Products of direct liquefaction of wood at high pressure have been converted by catalytic hydrogenation to a gasoline-like hydrocarbon product. The process operates at a temperature of 300-350 degrees C and a pressure of 2000 psig with nickel metal or sulfided cobalt-molybdenum catalyst. The catalysts are commercially available hydrotreating catalysts. Other tests have shown a copper-chromite catalyst and the unsulfided form of the cobalt-molybdenum catalyst to be less effective. Analysis of infrared spectrophotometry, gas chromatograph/mass spectrometry, and nuclear magnetic resonance in addition to determination of elemental compostion, density, and distillation range were used to evaluate the product compostion.

• Research Organization: Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA
• OSTI ID: 6457778
• Report Number(s): CONF-840509-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Biotechnol. Bioeng. Symp.; (United States) Journal Volume: 16:14
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CATALYSIS
CATALYSTS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
COBALT
ELEMENTS
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGENATION
LIQUEFACTION
MAGNETIC RESONANCE
MEDIUM TEMPERATURE
METALS
MOLYBDENUM
NICKEL
NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PHOTOMETRY
RESONANCE
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SPECTROSCOPY
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
WOOD
WOOD OILS