bio-oil production in superheated water
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Bio-oil production in superheated water. Outline. Why biomass? From biomass to bio-oil Bio-oil characteristics Outlook. Biomass. Abundantly available Less regional dependence Convert waste to energy Conversion to liquid and gaseous fuels. Low energy density High water content - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
VERSITET
PER RUNGE CHRISTENSEN
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12-15. OCTOBER 2011
UNI
BIO-OIL PRODUCTION IN SUPERHEATED WATER
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OUTLINE
› Why biomass?
› From biomass to bio-oil
› Bio-oil characteristics
› Outlook
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BIOMASS
› Abundantly available
› Less regional
dependence
› Convert waste to energy
› Conversion to liquid and
gaseous fuels
›Low energy density
›High water content
›Complex
composition
›Impurities
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HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTION› Converts wet biomass
to bio-oil.
› Operation conditions
› Temperature: 250-400 °C
› Pressure: 100-300 bar› Hydrolysis of
lignocellulosic biomass
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FROM BIOMASS TO BIO-OIL
BiomassK2CO3
Water
HTL Process Inlet
HTL Process
Outlet
Bio-oil recovering and
refinement
DDGS
?
Bio-oil recovering
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BIO-OIL CHARACTERISTICS
› Yields
› Char and ash content
› Viscosity
› Compostion
› Elemental analysis
(CHNOS)
› Chemical compounds
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OUTLOOK
› Upgrading bio-oil
› Construct a new HTL
reactor
› Parameter studies
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!AcknowledgementsBo B. IversenAnders J. MørupAref MamakhelJacob BeckerPeter HaldDavid Aarup
Marianne GlasiusLine DithmerSøren VilladsenBodil NielsbyJoan Kai Christensen
Section of Inorganic Chemistry
FundingCenter for Materials ChrystallographyCenter for Energy MaterialsiNANODanish Research FoundationEUDP