Effect of pretreatment with an organic solution on yield and quality of bio-oil obtained from fast pyrolysis of sugarcane bagasse

Abstract

Mini-plant experiments  Raw or citric acid treated (1 h at 25°C) sugarcane bagasse as feedstocks.  Continuously operated bench scale setup based on the auger reactor technology.  Non-catalytic fast pyrolysis reactor temperature: 500 °C. Schematic drawing of the mini-plant. Adapted from [7]. Bio-oils were examined by pH, solids and water content (i.e. Karl Fisher Titration), the higher heating value (HHV, using a bomb calorimeter) and GC/MS analysis.