01:14Pyrolysis Procedure to Convert Biomass to Pyrolysis Oil
05:19Hydrotreating Procedure to Convert Pyrolysis Oil to Hydrocarbon Liquid Fuels
09:22Results: Fast Pyrolysis of a Representative Herbaceous Biomass, Switchgrass, with or without Hot-vapor Filtration, and Catalytic Hydrotreating of the Produced Pyrolysis Oil
Experimental methods for fast pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass to produce bio-oils and for the catalytic hydrotreating of bio-oils to produce fuel range hydrocarbons are presented. Hot-vapor filtration during fast pyrolysis to remove fine char particles and inorganic contaminants from bio-oil was also assessed.