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Liquefaction of Lignocellulose in Fluid Catalytic Cracker Feed: A Process Concept Study
Author(s) -
Kumar Shushil,
Lange JeanPaul,
Van Rossum Guus,
Kersten Sascha R. A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201500457
Subject(s) - liquefaction , refinery , yield (engineering) , pulp and paper industry , petrochemical , hydrothermal liquefaction , biofuel , chemistry , catalysis , waste management , light crude oil , environmental science , solvent , organic chemistry , materials science , metallurgy , engineering
We report a process concept for lignocellulose liquefaction in a refinery stream that will be coprocessed with the resulting biocrude and that, therefore, does not require the recovery and recycling of the liquefaction solvent. Light cycle oil and vacuum gas oil were found to be the two most promising solvents. Both refinery streams could provide a liquid yield of 58 C % (64 % energy yield). A techno‐economic assessment indicates that the biocrude could be produced at an energy‐equivalent crude oil price of 51–64 $ per barrel at a wood cost of 85 $ per dry ton.