Historical Review on VTT Fast Pyrolysis Bio-oil Production and Upgrading

Anja Oasmaa*, Jani Lehto, Yrjö Solantausta, Sirpa Kallio

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Abstract

The review summarizes VTT fast pyrolysis development efforts from the past 40 years. The experimental work has included a large variety of feedstocks (biomasses, wastes, oil shale, and plastic residues) and a variety of products (heating oils, refinery feeds, transportation fuels, and chemicals). As a result of the constant turbulence on fossil oil prices and changing regulatory framework, only a few renewable product alternatives are economically competitive. Plastic wastes appear to offer currently the most promising industrial opportunities.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5683−5695
JournalEnergy & Fuels
Volume35
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
MoE publication typeA2 Review article in a scientific journal

Funding

The networks lead by Prof. Tony Bridgwater were important venues to promote especially biomass fast pyrolysis. He led several projects on the topic funded by both IEA (IEA Bioenergy sponsored Pyrolysis Activity, PYRA) and the European Union (EU) (the European Commission and IEA Bioenergy sponsored Pyrolysis Network, PyNe; EU sponsored ThermalNet). VTT was participating in these from their onset.

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