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Comparisons of the yields and properties of the oil products from direct thermochemical biomass liquefaction processes
Author(s) -
Beckman David,
Elliott Douglas C.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450630116
Subject(s) - liquefaction , biomass (ecology) , peat , environmental science , process (computing) , waste management , process engineering , pulp and paper industry , chemistry , engineering , geology , organic chemistry , computer science , ecology , biology , oceanography , operating system
Abstract Several different direct thermochemical biomass conversion processes are compared based on the results of an experimental program using standard wood and peat feedstocks. The program was part of the International Energy Agency, Biomass Liquefaction Test Facility project. The operating conditions of the processes compared differed greatly. General correlations of the properties of the oils produced from these processes are made based on the severity of the operating conditions. Important parameters in considering process severity are temperature, pressure, time at reaction conditions and added reactants or catalysts.