Abstract

Biomass flash pyrolysis is the most promising process for the production of renewable liquid fuels. Large scale applications are not foreseen shortly, because of the high upgrading costs of the liquids to reduce major problems(e.g. polymerisation, high viscosity) for their effective handling and processingas a renewable fuel. Catalytic biomass flash pyrolysis (CBFP) is a promising and economical process combining pyrolysis and catalytic upgrading in the same reactor. Commercial catalysts were found inappropriate for CBFP leading to high water and coke yields. Development of tailored catalysts for CBFP within this project will substantially improve the liquids fuel quality (less water; higher heating values; increased content of hydrocarbons and valuable chemicals, ~30 wt% each) and facilitate their effective introduction to the EU energy balance.

Contacts

Contact

• Angelo LAPPAS / Centre For Research and Technology Hellas GREECE

Participant

• Eleftheria ATHANASSIADOU / Adhesives Research Institute Ltd GREECE
• Rob VENDERBOSCH / Biomass Technology Group BV Research and Development Division / NETHERLANDS
• Roland DITTMEYER / Dechema Gesellschaft Fuer Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie E.V. / GERMANY
• James R.D. NEE / Grace GMBH & CO KG
• Bengt FINNSTROM / Kungliga Tekniska Hoegskolan Division of Chemical Technology / SWEDEN
• Aase SLAGTERN / The Norwegian Institute of Technology Foundation for Technical and Industrial Research / NORWAY