1. Thermal decomposition of bio-oil: Focus on the products yields under different pyrolysis conditions
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Jean-Michel Commandre, Younes Chhiti, Sylvain Salvador, François Broust, Centre de recherche d'Albi en génie des procédés des solides divisés, de l'énergie et de l'environnement (RAPSODEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-IMT École nationale supérieure des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux (IMT Mines Albi), Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT), BioWooEB (UPR BioWooEB), and Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)
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K50 - Technologie des produits forestiers ,Gazéification ,Trace Amounts ,P06 - Sources d'énergie renouvelable ,020209 energy ,General Chemical Engineering ,Energy Engineering and Power Technology ,Bio-oil ,02 engineering and technology ,7. Clean energy ,Char ,Bois ,[CHIM.GENI]Chemical Sciences/Chemical engineering ,020401 chemical engineering ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Organic chemistry ,[SPI.GPROC]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Chemical and Process Engineering ,Charbon de bois ,0204 chemical engineering ,Traitement thermique ,Chemistry ,Organic Chemistry ,Thermal decomposition ,Tar ,Fuel Technology ,Gaz ,Chemical engineering ,13. Climate action ,Gas ,Yield (chemistry) ,Pyrolyse ,Bioénergie ,Huile végétale ,Pyrolysis - Abstract
International audience; In this study, pyrolysis process of wood bio-oil was studied. The effects of temperature in the range 550-1000 degrees C, heating rate in the range 2-2000 degrees C s(-1) and ash content of the bio-oil on char, tar and gas yields were investigated. The main gas species generated are quantified by Micro-GC: H-2, CO, CO2, CH4 and trace amounts of C2H4 and C2H6. A temperature increase from 550 to 1000 degrees C enhanced greatly the gas yield, whilst solid and liquid yields decreased significantly. The heating rate was varied in a range covering rapid pyrolysis using the Horizontal Tubular Reactor (HTR) to flash pyrolysis using an Entrained Flow Reactor (EFR). A decrease of char yield from 11 wt.% down to 4 wt.% was observed when heating rate is changed from 2 to 100 degrees C s(-1). In EFR a flash heating rate of 2000 degrees C s(-1) led to a char yield as low as 1 wt.%. Bio-oil with a natural ash contents of 0.05 wt.% and bio-oil added with 3 wt.% of ash were finally pyrolyzed. Ash seems to favor re-polymerization reactions that lead to an increase in char yield. A decrease in the amount of gas is observed when ash is added while an increase was a priori expected.
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- 2012
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