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Upgrading of bio-oil to boiler fuel by catalytic hydrotreatment and esterification in an efficient process

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  • Zhang, Xinghua
  • Chen, Lungang
  • Kong, Wei
  • Wang, Tiejun
  • Zhang, Qi
  • Long, Jinxing
  • Xu, Ying
  • Ma, Longlong

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Bio-oil can't be directly used as fuel due to its deteriorate properties. Here, an efficient catalytic upgrading process for the bio-oil, including esterification, hydrogenation, hydrodeoxygenation and depolymerization, is proposed with multifunctional catalyst Ni/SiO2–ZrO2 and biomass-derived solvent ethanol. Results showed that esters, alcohols, phenolics, and cyclo-ketones were the main components in the upgraded bio-oil while aldehydes were removed completely via catalytic hydrogenation and acids were removed by catalytic esterification with supercritical ethanol. The pH value of upgraded bio-oil rose drastically from 2.38 to 5.24, and the high heating value increased to 24.4 MJ kg−1. Comparison characterization on the upgraded and crude bio-oil using FT-IR, GPC (Gel permeation chromatography) and 13C NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) demonstrated that lignin-derived oligomers contained in crude bio-oil were further depolymerized over Ni/SiO2–ZrO2 catalyst. The improved properties suggest that the upgraded bio-oil is more suitable to be used as boiler fuel. Furthermore, the loss of carbon is negligible because formation of coke is suppressed during the upgrading process.

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  • Zhang, Xinghua & Chen, Lungang & Kong, Wei & Wang, Tiejun & Zhang, Qi & Long, Jinxing & Xu, Ying & Ma, Longlong, 2015. "Upgrading of bio-oil to boiler fuel by catalytic hydrotreatment and esterification in an efficient process," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 84(C), pages 83-90.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:84:y:2015:i:c:p:83-90
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.02.035
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    1. Kim, Tae-Seung & Oh, Shinyoung & Kim, Jae-Young & Choi, In-Gyu & Choi, Joon Weon, 2014. "Study on the hydrodeoxygenative upgrading of crude bio-oil produced from woody biomass by fast pyrolysis," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 68(C), pages 437-443.
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