Integrated biomass hydropyrolysis and hydrotreating: a brief review

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Martin Linck, Larry Felix, Terry Marker, Michael Roberts

Published Online: Apr 08 2014

DOI: 10.1002/wene.119

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This article provides a brief overview of recent work connected with integrated hydropyrolysis and hydrotreating of biomass. It covers relevant aspects of biomass pyrolysis, and describes a process wherein oxygen is eliminated from pyrolysis vapors in the presence of hydrogen and appropriate catalysts. An integrated version of a process is discussed, wherein the reforming of noncondensable hydrocarbon vapors is used to generate all the hydrogen required to sustain hydropyrolysis and hydroconversion, and produce a deoxygenated liquid hydrocarbon fuel. WIREs Energy Environ 2014, 3:575–581. doi: 10.1002/wene.119 This article is categorized under: Bioenergy > Systems and Infrastructure Energy Policy and Planning > Climate and Environment Energy and Development > Science and Materials

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Weight % of C4+ liquid hydrocarbon yield observed during operation of 50 kg/day continuously operated IH² pilot plant. (Reproduced with permission from Terry Marker.)

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