Application for Fast Pyrolysis Products

Chemicals
Separation

Limited Use
Process
heat
Upgrading,
Conversion Transport
Developing Fuels etc
Gas
Pyrolysis
heat Turbine

Developing
Biomass Fast
Bio-Oil Electricity
Pyrolysis
Engine
Pyrolysis
heat Developing
Char

Co-firing Heat

Commercial
Process
heat Process
Boiler Status

Commercial
Char
Application
Source: Book, Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Liquid Fuels and Chemicals, by: Mark Crocker

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 Bio-Oil Upgrading Processes

Ethanol
Detoxi-
Route 1 Fermentation
fication

Green
GTL Diesel
Route 2 Gasification Fischer-Tropsch

Upgrading Transport
Processes Fuel
Green
Diesel
Hydro- Hydro-
Route 3
treating cracking

Blending
Route 4 FCC
with Crude

Existing Refinery

Routes 3 and 4 are most promising routes to produce gasoline and diesel.

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 Upgrading Routes – Route 3
Green
Diesel
Hydro- Hydro-
Route 3
treating cracking

Temp:400 C Temp:450 C
Press:100 bar Press:140 bar
Catalyst: Co/Mo Catalyst: Ni/Mo

Limited Limited
Life time Life time

Developed and Investigated by UOP - 2008

Source: Techno-Economic Analysis of Biomass Fast Pyrolysis to Transportation Fuels, NREL, 2010

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 Upgrading Routes – Route 4

Blending
Route 4 FCC
with Crude

Existing Refinery

Source: Co-processing of fast pyrolysis oil in FCC for transportation fuels, Petrobras – Cenpes, 2015