The Characterization of Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oils

Overview of Applications of Biomass Fast Pyrolysis Oil

“…Macro-scale combustion tests performed in flame tunnels at MIT and CANMET on fast pyrolysis bio-oil as well as those done at the International Flame Research Foundation, ENEL, and COGIS using slow pyrolysis liquid did not indicate fundamental differences in combustion behavior of wood pyrolysis oil and No. 2 fuel oil and confirmed that bio-oil could be burned with steady, self-sustaining flames similar to those from petroleum-based fuel oils.…”

An examination of biorefining processes, catalysts and challenges

“…The end result is a high yield of bio-oil, which may be up to 70% by mass of the feedstock, depending on the starting material. This bio-oil is a complex mixture of water, carboxylic acids and lignin-and carbohydrate-derived products [105] that can deteriorate rapidly over time, with polymerisation reactions forming additional water and causing phase separations [106]. Dynamotive, a company that has commercial facilities producing electricity via the combustion of bio-oil, claim that the bio-oil produced from sugarcane baggasse processed in their flash pyrolysis reactor contained an array of products [107] including water (20.8%), levoglucosan (3.0%), hydroxyacetaldehyde (10.2%), acetic acid (6.6%), and formaldehyde (3.4%).…”

Emission Reduction Using RTP Green Fuel in Industry Facilities: A Life Cycle Study

“…27 Very low SO x emissions are reported for the pyrolysis oil because of the low sulfur content in the oil. 26 A Danstoker Model Global 5 heavy oil boiler (2009) was used to generate the combustion emissions data. The burner was manufactured by Oilon Oy, type RP-250 M XH (2011), and all measurements were made in a test laboratory at the stack downstream of the boiler.…”