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Progress on upgrading methods of bio‐oil: A review
Author(s) -
Lian Xiang,
Xue Yuan,
Zhao Zhicheng,
Xu Guangwen,
Han Sheng,
Yu Han
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.3726
Subject(s) - fossil fuel , petroleum , biochemical engineering , environmental science , greenhouse gas , quality (philosophy) , petroleum industry , waste management , engineering , environmental engineering , ecology , chemistry , philosophy , organic chemistry , epistemology , biology
Summary Bio‐oil is a promising alternative energy source to crude oil for broad application prospects. Bio‐oil can help us avoid over‐reliance on petroleum resources and significantly reduce pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions, improve environment conditions, and protect ecological systems. However, bio‐oil applications have been impeded because of limited technologies, and poor bio‐oil quality has posed a great challenge. As such, considerable research efforts have been made for realizing its potential application value. Scientific and technical advancements on methods of bio‐oil quality improvement to date are reviewed, with an emphasis on advantages and disadvantages of each method. It also points out barriers and gives some recommendations to enhance bio‐oil combustion performance in the future. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.