High Pressure Micro-Scale Studies of Fast-Hydropyrolysis and Catalytic Hydrogenation of Biomass and Related Model Compounds

Biomass is a major source of renewable carbon which can be converted to hydrocarbon fuel with the aim of reducing the dependence on fossil based sources. Fast pyrolysis of biomass followed by catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of bio-oil is considered a promising biomass conversion route to produce drop in hydrocarbon fuels. The H2Bioil process was proposed as an integrated high pressure fast hydropyrolysis and catalytic vapor phase hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) pathway for utilizing biomass to produce high energy density fuel. During fast hydropyrolysis biomass is rapidly heated to generate a complex mixture of compounds with high oxygen content (35-40 wt %). In the H2Bioil process, hydropyrolysis vapors are immediately upgraded via a downstream catalytic reactor to reduce the oxygen content and produce a high energy density bio-oil.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Chemical Engineering

Year

2015

Author dc:creator

• Choudhari, Harshavardhan

Contributors dc:contributor

• Fabio H Ribeiro
• Rakesh Agrawal
• W. Nicholas Delgass
• Hilkka Kenttämaa

• biofuels
• Biomass
• energy
• fast pyrolysis
• hydrodeoxygenation

Repository record dc:identifier

https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/1178

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:docs.lib.purdue.edu:open_access_dissertations-2394