Abstract
Thermal and in-situ catalytic pyrolysis of lignin were carried out in a bench-scale pyrolyzer. The yield and composition of the bio-oil produced were influenced largely by the type of lignin samples, pyrolysis temperature, and nitrogen carrier gas flow rate. The highest bio-oil yield of 35.95 wt.% was achieved using kraft lignin at 500 °C and a carrier gas flow rate of 600 ml/min. In-situ catalytic pyrolysis resulted in a decrease of the bio-oil yield, but the aromatic product distribution was altered greatly depending on the types of catalysts. In-situ catalytic pyrolysis also showed enhanced selectivity to valuable aromatic hydrocarbons.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 447-453 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry |
Volume | 54 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 25 Oct 2017 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Funding
This work was supported by the New and Renewable Energy Core Technology Program of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP), granted financial resource from the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy, Republic of Korea (No. 20153030101580). Also this work was supported by the National Research Council of Science & Technology (NST) grant by the Korea government (MSIP) (No. CAP-11-04-KIST).
Keywords
- Aromatic hydrocarbons
- Bio-oil
- In-situ catalytic pyrolysis
- Lignin
- Phenolics