Issue 2, 2016

Upgrading of bio-oil and subsequent co-processing under FCC conditions for fuel production

Abstract

Hydrodeoxygenation of fast pyrolysis oil was first investigated on bimetallic catalysts (homogeneous Ni–Co alloy) supported on various carriers (HZSM-5, HBeta, HY and ZrO2). The bimetallic catalyst 10Ni10Co/HZSM-5 outperformed the corresponding monometallic catalysts and Ni–Co supported on other support materials (HBeta, HY and ZrO2) with 39% deoxygenation degree and 37 wt% (wet basis) oil yield. 13C-NMR spectroscopy, GC, GC-MS, and elemental analysis revealed that the chemical composition of the product changed significantly and the higher heating value increased substantially from 23.6 to 33.3 MJ kg−1. The upgraded bio-oil was subsequently co-fed with a conventional feed (atmospheric distillation residue) using a commercial micro activity test setup under FCC conditions with an equilibrated commercial refinery catalyst to demonstrate a possible route for production of fuel from biomass. These tests showed similar conversion for both the conventional and co-processed feeds, whereas the latter case revealed a reduction of heavy cycle oil and a slight increase of gasoline, gas and light cycle oil yields.

Graphical abstract: Upgrading of bio-oil and subsequent co-processing under FCC conditions for fuel production

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
05 Nov 2015
Accepted
30 Nov 2015
First published
14 Dec 2015

React. Chem. Eng., 2016,1, 239-251

Upgrading of bio-oil and subsequent co-processing under FCC conditions for fuel production

T. M. Huynh, U. Armbruster, H. Atia, U. Bentrup, B. M. Q. Phan, R. Eckelt, L. H. Nguyen, D. A. Nguyen and A. Martin, React. Chem. Eng., 2016, 1, 239 DOI: 10.1039/C5RE00068H

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