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Title: Application, Deactivation, and Regeneration of Heterogeneous Catalysts in Bio-Oil Upgrading

Journal Article · · Catalysts

The massive consumption of fossil fuels and associated environmental issues are leading to an increased interest in alternative resources such as biofuels. The renewable biofuels can be upgraded from bio-oils that are derived from biomass pyrolysis. Catalytic cracking and hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) are two of the most promising bio-oil upgrading processes for biofuel production. Heterogeneous catalysts are essential for upgrading bio-oil into hydrocarbon biofuel. Although advances have been achieved, the deactivation and regeneration of catalysts still remains a challenge. This review focuses on the current progress and challenges of heterogeneous catalyst application, deactivation, and regeneration. The technologies of catalysts deactivation, reduction, and regeneration for improving catalyst activity and stability are discussed. Some suggestions for future research including catalyst mechanism, catalyst development, process integration, and biomass modification for the production of hydrocarbon biofuels are provided.

Research Organization:
South Dakota State Univ., Brookings, SD (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; Dept. of Transportation (DOT) (United States)
Grant/Contract Number:
SA0900160; SA0700149; SA1600799
OSTI ID:
1419689
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1395954
Journal Information:
Catalysts, Vol. 6, Issue 12; ISSN 2073-4344
Publisher:
MDPICopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 98 works
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