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Industrial Scale Direct Liquefaction of Eucalyptus Biomass
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: Received: 7 August 2023 / Approved: 7 August 2023 / Online: 8 August 2023 (03:41:08 CEST)
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Fernandes, I.; Correia, M.J.N.; Condeço, J.; Cecílio, D.M.; Bordado, J.; Mateus, M. Industrial Scale Direct Liquefaction of E. globulus Biomass. Catalysts 2023, 13, 1379. Fernandes, I.; Correia, M.J.N.; Condeço, J.; Cecílio, D.M.; Bordado, J.; Mateus, M. Industrial Scale Direct Liquefaction of E. globulus Biomass. Catalysts 2023, 13, 1379.
Abstract
The reagents and raw materials used, as well as the products obtained (bio-oil, reaction condensates, polyols and sugar phases) were characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetry and high performance liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry. The heating value of the bio-oils is higher than that of the original biomass (higher heating value of Eucalyptus sawdust bio-oil 29 MJ/kg versus 19.5 MJ/kg of the original Eucalyptus sawdust). The analyses of the bio-oils allowed to identify the presence of high added-value compounds, such as levulinic acid and furfural. Finally, a study of the accelerated aging of the liquefied biomass showed that the biofuel density increases with the storage time due to the occurrence of repolymerization reactions.
Keywords
Energreen; Biomass liquefaction; Pilot Scale; Bio-oils; Sugars extraction; Stabilization
Subject
Engineering, Chemical Engineering
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