Abstract
Slow pyrolysis of hardwood was studied within the
"BioRefine" Programme of Tekes during the years 2008 -
2013. The aims were to support and develop slow pyrolysis
business operations in Finland and to develop new
decentralized biorefineries and comprehensive concepts.
Test runs were performed with different commercial
carbonization retorts to study the quality and recovery
of liquid and gaseous by-products. A slow pyrolysis
testing facility was designed and built at VTT and test
runs were carried out for birch wood at different
carbonization temperatures to produce different biochars
for further tests. Within the EC 7th FP project "SECTOR"
torrefaction test runs were carried out with the test rig
for birch, spruce and bamboo. The aim was to study the
quality and utilization of condensables. Economic
assessments were performed for biorefinery concepts based
on slow pyrolysis, and torrefaction cases including the
recovery of chemicals.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Bioenergy from Forest: Bioenergy from Root to Boiler International Bioenergy Conference |
| Subtitle of host publication | Book of proceedings |
| Publisher | Benet Oy |
| Pages | 183-188 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-952-67890-2-6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | Bioenergy from Forest: Bioenergy from Root to Boiler International Bioenergy Conference - Helsinki, Finland Duration: 15 Sept 2014 → 18 Sept 2014 |
Conference
| Conference | Bioenergy from Forest |
|---|---|
| Country/Territory | Finland |
| City | Helsinki |
| Period | 15/09/14 → 18/09/14 |
Keywords
- slow pyrolysis
- torrefaction
- biorefinery concepts