Ternary Blends of Renewable Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil,Advanced Bioethanol,and Marine Gasoil as Potential Marine Biofuel

An alternative for reducing emissions from marine fuel is to blend bio-oil from lignocellulose non-edible feedstocks to diesel fossil fuels. Phase diagrams of the ternary systems were built to represent the transition from heterogeneous regions to homogeneous regions. Four homogeneous blends of bio-oil of eucalyptus-bioethanol-marine gasoil were experimentally characterized with respect to the most important fuel parameters for marine engines: water content, flash point, low heating value, viscosity, and acidity. Blends with closer properties to marine gasoil replacement, lower costs, and environmental impacts should be tested for large engines.     

ZSM-5沸石膜用于生物油的脱水分离及其再生过程研究

在水热条件下通过无模板剂法合成了连续的ZSM-5沸石膜，并将其用于生物油的渗透汽化以进行高效脱水分离。ZSM-5沸石膜在强酸性、多组分的生物油体系中保持了很好的化学稳定性和优异的分离选择性，但在分离过程中面临着较强的膜污染问题，导致了膜通量的大幅下降。ZSM-5沸石膜的再生研究表明，膜的渗透通量随着再生温度的升高而逐渐提高。当再生温度为220℃时，ZSM-5沸石膜的渗透通量可以恢复至初始的88%。再生的机理研究表明，ZSM-5沸石膜中大量的晶内孔在生物油体系中极易被污染，从而导致渗透通量迅速下降；而相对较大的晶间孔却难以被完全堵塞，水分子在被污染的ZSM-5沸石膜中主要通过晶间孔进行渗透。上述结果表明，通过合理调控ZSM-5沸石膜的晶间孔的数量和尺寸大小可有效提升ZSM-5沸石膜在生物油中的渗透汽化脱水分离性能。     

生物质裂解油的性质及精制研究进展

综述了近年来生物质裂解油(简称生物油)物理化学性质的研究情况和生物油精制技术的进展。在详细阐述了生物油物理化学性质的基础上,概述了稳定和提升生物油品质的精制方法(加氢处理、催化裂解、乳化、水蒸气重整、提取化工产品)。综观了国内生物油的研究现状,总结了生物油研究的主要问题和未来发展方向。提出了在生物油精制技术的研究中,应重视反应机理的研究和催化剂的开发。在生物油的利用中,可将能源利用与提取有价值的化工产品相结合,达到最佳的经济可行性。     

玉米秸秆生物质热裂解产物分析

采用流化床热解反应器,以玉米秸秆热裂解产物为研究对象,对生物油组分、密度、粘度、pH、含水量、热值等进行分析.结果表明生物油含水量在25%~43%之间,偏酸性.粘度、密度、热值随含水量增加而降低.同时对生物油的均匀性和稳定性进行了考察,对生物油性质的分析做了基础性研究.     

超临界乙醇提质生物油的汽油机试验研究

配制了典型的模型油模拟提质产物中的中质成分(沸点为80~200℃),在1台单缸4冲程汽油机上对模型油、模型油-汽油混合燃料及汽油进行试验研究.结果表明:调整化油器结构适当增加供油量,在不改变发动机其他特性的条件下,燃用模型油的动力略微下降,下降幅度在5%以内,能耗率平均下降了8.47%;HC和CO排放远远低于汽油,平均下降了42.97%和66.7%,但NOX和CO2排放明显上升,相对汽油平均分别上升了29.47%和20.17%.对汽油机不作任何调整,燃用模型油体积分数10%(B10)和20%(B20)的混合燃料的动力特性及排放特性一般介于汽油与模型油之间.     

稻壳类生物沥青微观作用机理研究

为了探究稻壳类生物质油替代石油沥青的微观作用机理,以稻壳类生物质油和6种石油沥青为原材料,制备稻壳类生物沥青。采用针入度、软化点和延度指标评价稻壳类生物沥青的物理性能,通过傅里叶红外光谱实验(FTIR)和高温凝胶色谱实验(GPC)探究稻壳类生物沥青的微观作用机理。研究表明,稻壳类生物质油会使石油沥青的针入度和延度增大,同时使软化点略有降低;稻壳类生物质油与6种石油沥青的官能团相似,且生物沥青制备时未产生新的官能团;随着稻壳类生物质油的掺加,6种生物沥青中的小分子和中分子含量增加,大分子的含量变化不大,稻壳类生物质油小分子和中分子含量较多,生物沥青的数均分子量M_n和重均分子量M_w均降低。稻壳类生物质油的加入,使石油沥青的低温性能提高,流动性增大,高温性能稍有降低但并不会降低石油沥青的高温等级,稻壳类生物质油可以作为石油沥青的替代材料使用。     

Pyrolysis of giant mullein (Verbascum thapsus L.) in a fixed-bed reactor: Effects of pyrolysis parameters on product yields and character

Slow pyrolysis of giant mullein (Verbascum thapsus L.) stalks have been carried out in a fixed-bed tubular reactor with (Al₂O₃, ZnO) and without catalyst at four different temperatures between 400 to 550°C with a constant heating rate of 50°C/min and with a constant sweeping gas (N₂) flow rate of 100 cm³/min. The amounts of bio-char, bio-oil, and gas produced were calculated and the compositions of the obtained bio-oils were determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The effects of pyrolysis parameters, such as temperature and catalyst, on the product yields were investigated. The results show that both temperature and catalyst have significant effects on the conversion of Verbascum thapsus L. into solid, liquid, and gaseous products. The highest liquid yield of 40.43% by weight including the aqeous phase was obtained with 10% zinc oxide catalyst at 500°C temperature. Sixty-seven different products were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in the bio-oils obtained at 500°C temperature.     

Production and characterization of phenolic compounds by flash pyrolysis of palmyra palm

New and renewable fuels are the major alternatives to conventional fossil fuels. Biomass in the form of agricultural residues is becoming popular among new renewable energy sources, especially given its wide potential and abundant usage. This study deals with the characterization of the pyrolysis oil obtained from palmyra palm fruit bunch (Borassus flabellifer) produced by flash pyrolysis in the maximum yield. The pyrolysis oil was analyzed to determine its elemental composition and heating value. The chemical composition of the pyrolysis oil and fractions was investigated using various chromatographic techniques such as Fourier transform infra-red (FTIR) spectroscopy, gas chromatography–mass spectroscopy (GC-MS), and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. The bio-oil product was presented as an environmentally friendly green biofuel candidate. The analytical results showed that the pyrolysis bio-oils were very complex mixtures of organic compounds and contained a lot of nitrogenated and oxygenated compounds such as, phenols, aliphatic hydrocarbons, pyridines, amines, ketones, and so on.     

Recent research progress on bio-oil conversion into bio-fuels and raw chemicals: a review

Recent advances in lignocellulosic biomass valorization for producing fuels and commodities (olefins and BTX aromatics) are gathered in this paper, with a focus on the conversion of bio-oil (produced by fast pyrolysis of biomass). The main valorization routes are: (i) conditioning of bio-oil (by esterification, aldol condensation, ketonization, in situ cracking, and mild hydrodeoxygenation) for its use as a fuel or stable raw material for further catalytic processing; (ii) production of fuels by deep hydrodeoxygenation; (iii) ex situ catalytic cracking (in line) of the volatiles produced in biomass pyrolysis, aimed at the selective production of olefins and aromatics; (iv) cracking of raw bio-oil in units designed with specific objectives concerning selectivity; and (v) processing in fluidized bed catalytic cracking (FCC) units. This review deals with the technological evolution of these routes, in terms of catalysts, reaction conditions, reactors, and product yields. A study has been carried out on the current state-of-knowledge of the technological capacity, advantages and disadvantages of the different routes, as well as on the prospects for the implementation of each route within the scope of the Sustainable Refinery. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry