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Title: The flash pyrolysis and methanolysis of biomass (wood) for production of ethylene, benzene and methanol

Abstract

The process chemistry of the flash pyrolysis of biomass (wood) with the reactive gases, H{sub 2} and CH{sub 4} and with the non-reactive gases He and N{sub 2} is being determined in a 1 in. downflow tubular reactor at pressures from 20 to 1000 psi and temperatures from 600 to 1000{degrees}C. With hydrogen, flash hydropyrolysis leads to high yields of methane and CO which can be used for SNG and methanol fuel production. With methane, flash methanolysis leads to high yields of ethylene, benzene and CO which can be used for the production of valuable chemical feedstocks and methanol transportation fuel. At reactor conditions of 50 psi and 1000{degrees}C and approximately 1 sec residence time, the yields based on pine wood carbon conversion are up to 25% for ethylene, 25% for benzene, and 45% for CO, indicating that over 90% of the carbon in pine is converted to valuable products. Pine wood produces higher yields of hydrocarbon products than Douglas fir wood; the yield of ethylene is 2.3 times higher with methane than with helium or nitrogen, and for pine, the ratio is 7.5 times higher. The mechanism appears to be a free radical reaction between CH{sub 4} and themore » pyrolyzed wood. There appears to be no net production or consumption of methane. A preliminary process design and analysis indicates a potentially economical competitive system for the production of ethylene, benzene and methanol based on the methanolysis of wood. 10 refs., 18 figs., 1 tab.« less

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
10121427
Report Number(s):
BNL-44428; CONF-900402-16
ON: DE92007574
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-76CH00016
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 199. national meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS),Boston, MA (United States),22-27 Apr 1990; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1990
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
09 BIOMASS FUELS; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; PYROLYSIS; ETHYLENE; PRODUCTION; BENZENE; METHANOL; WOOD; FLASH HEATING; FLASH HYDROPYROLYSIS PROCESS; HIGH BTU GAS; RADICALS; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHANE; HYDROGEN; 090900; 400800; PROCESSING; COMBUSTION, PYROLYSIS, AND HIGH-TEMPERATURE CHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Steinberg, M, Fallon, P T, and Sundaram, M S. The flash pyrolysis and methanolysis of biomass (wood) for production of ethylene, benzene and methanol. United States: N. p., 1990. Web.
Steinberg, M, Fallon, P T, & Sundaram, M S. The flash pyrolysis and methanolysis of biomass (wood) for production of ethylene, benzene and methanol. United States.
Steinberg, M, Fallon, P T, and Sundaram, M S. 1990. "The flash pyrolysis and methanolysis of biomass (wood) for production of ethylene, benzene and methanol". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10121427.
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title = {The flash pyrolysis and methanolysis of biomass (wood) for production of ethylene, benzene and methanol},
author = {Steinberg, M and Fallon, P T and Sundaram, M S},
abstractNote = {The process chemistry of the flash pyrolysis of biomass (wood) with the reactive gases, H{sub 2} and CH{sub 4} and with the non-reactive gases He and N{sub 2} is being determined in a 1 in. downflow tubular reactor at pressures from 20 to 1000 psi and temperatures from 600 to 1000{degrees}C. With hydrogen, flash hydropyrolysis leads to high yields of methane and CO which can be used for SNG and methanol fuel production. With methane, flash methanolysis leads to high yields of ethylene, benzene and CO which can be used for the production of valuable chemical feedstocks and methanol transportation fuel. At reactor conditions of 50 psi and 1000{degrees}C and approximately 1 sec residence time, the yields based on pine wood carbon conversion are up to 25% for ethylene, 25% for benzene, and 45% for CO, indicating that over 90% of the carbon in pine is converted to valuable products. Pine wood produces higher yields of hydrocarbon products than Douglas fir wood; the yield of ethylene is 2.3 times higher with methane than with helium or nitrogen, and for pine, the ratio is 7.5 times higher. The mechanism appears to be a free radical reaction between CH{sub 4} and the pyrolyzed wood. There appears to be no net production or consumption of methane. A preliminary process design and analysis indicates a potentially economical competitive system for the production of ethylene, benzene and methanol based on the methanolysis of wood. 10 refs., 18 figs., 1 tab.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/10121427}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1990},
month = {Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1990}
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