An improved catalytic pyrolysis concept for renewable aromatics from biomass involving a recycling strategy for co-produced polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons†

Autor: Niels Schenk, Jos Winkelman, Homer C. Genuino, Hero J. Heeres, André Heeres, Inouk Muizebelt
Přispěvatelé: Biobased Ingredients and Materials, Chemical Technology
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Green Chemistry. Royal Society of Chemistry
Green Chemistry, 21(14), 3802-3806. ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
ISSN: 1463-9270
1463-9262
Popis: Catalytic pyrolysis of crude glycerol over a shaped H-ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst with (partial) recycling of the product oil was studied with the incentive to improve benzene, toluene, and xylene (BTX) yields. Recycling of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) fraction, after separation from BTX by distillation and co-feeding with the crude glycerol feed, was shown to have a positive effect on the BTX yield. Further improvements were achieved by hydrogenation of the PAH fraction using a Ru/C catalyst and hydrogen gas prior to co-pyrolysis, and BTX yields up to 16 wt% on feed were obtained. The concept was also shown to be beneficial to other biomass feeds such as e.g., Kraft lignin, cellulose, and Jatropha oil.
Databáze: OpenAIRE