Biomass conversion to produce hydrocarbon liquid fuel via hot-vapor filtered fast pyrolysis and catalytic hydrotreating

Wang, Huamin; Elliott, Douglas C.; French, Richard J.; Deutch, Steve; Iisa, Kristiina

doi:10.3791/54088

Title: Biomass conversion to produce hydrocarbon liquid fuel via hot-vapor filtered fast pyrolysis and catalytic hydrotreating

Abstract

Lignocellulosic biomass conversion to produce biofuels has received significant attention because of the quest for a replacement for fossil fuels. Among the various thermochemical and biochemical routes, fast pyrolysis followed by catalytic hydrotreating is considered to be a promising near-term opportunity. This paper reports on experimental methods used 1) at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for fast pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass to produce bio-oils in a fluidized-bed reactor and 2) at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for catalytic hydrotreating of bio-oils in a two-stage, fixed-bed, continuous-flow catalytic reactor. The configurations of the reactor systems, the operating procedures, and the processing and analysis of feedstocks, bio-oils, and biofuels are described in detail in this paper. We also demonstrate hot-vapor filtration during fast pyrolysis to remove fine char particles and inorganic contaminants from bio-oil. Representative results showed successful conversion of biomass feedstocks to fuel-range hydrocarbon biofuels and, specifically, the effect of hot-vapor filtration on bio-oil production and upgrading. As a result, the protocols provided in this report could help to generate rigorous and reliable data for biomass pyrolysis and bio-oil hydrotreating research.

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Wang, Huamin ^[1]; Elliott, Douglas C. ^[1]; French, Richard J. ^[2]; Deutch, Steve ^[2]; Iisa, Kristiina ^[2]

Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Publication Date:: Sun Dec 25 00:00:00 EST 2016

Research Org.:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office

OSTI Identifier:: 1338901

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5100-63783
Journal ID: ISSN 1940-087X; jove

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Journal of Visualized Experiments

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Issue: 118; Journal ID: ISSN 1940-087X

Publisher:: MyJoVE Corp.

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 09 BIOMASS FUELS; biomass; fast pyrolysis; hydrotreating; hot gas filtering; fluidized bed; biochemistry; Issue 118; biomass conversion; hot-vapor filtration; catalytic hydrotreating; bio-oil; bio-fuel

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                    Wang, Huamin, Elliott, Douglas C., French, Richard J., Deutch, Steve, and Iisa, Kristiina. Biomass conversion to produce hydrocarbon liquid fuel via hot-vapor filtered fast pyrolysis and catalytic hydrotreating.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Wang, Huamin, Elliott, Douglas C., French, Richard J., Deutch, Steve, & Iisa, Kristiina. Biomass conversion to produce hydrocarbon liquid fuel via hot-vapor filtered fast pyrolysis and catalytic hydrotreating.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.3791/54088

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                    Wang, Huamin, Elliott, Douglas C., French, Richard J., Deutch, Steve, and Iisa, Kristiina. Sun .  
"Biomass conversion to produce hydrocarbon liquid fuel via hot-vapor filtered fast pyrolysis and catalytic hydrotreating".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.3791/54088.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1338901.

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  abstractNote = {Lignocellulosic biomass conversion to produce biofuels has received significant attention because of the quest for a replacement for fossil fuels. Among the various thermochemical and biochemical routes, fast pyrolysis followed by catalytic hydrotreating is considered to be a promising near-term opportunity. This paper reports on experimental methods used 1) at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for fast pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass to produce bio-oils in a fluidized-bed reactor and 2) at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for catalytic hydrotreating of bio-oils in a two-stage, fixed-bed, continuous-flow catalytic reactor. The configurations of the reactor systems, the operating procedures, and the processing and analysis of feedstocks, bio-oils, and biofuels are described in detail in this paper. We also demonstrate hot-vapor filtration during fast pyrolysis to remove fine char particles and inorganic contaminants from bio-oil. Representative results showed successful conversion of biomass feedstocks to fuel-range hydrocarbon biofuels and, specifically, the effect of hot-vapor filtration on bio-oil production and upgrading. As a result, the protocols provided in this report could help to generate rigorous and reliable data for biomass pyrolysis and bio-oil hydrotreating research.},

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