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ENERGY
Volume 81, Issue -, Pages 41-46Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.10.059
Keywords
Zeolite; Geodae-Uksae-1; Pyrolysis; Miscanthus; Bio-oil
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- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Ministry of Education [2012R1A1B3003394]
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Three microporous zeolites with different structures, HZSM-5 (Si/Al-2 = 23), H beta (Si/Al-2 = 25) and HY (Si/Al-2 = 30), were assessed for the first time for the catalytic fast pyrolysis of Geodae-Uksae-1, a variety of Miscanthus sacchanflorus. In non-catalytic pyrolysis, the temperature for the maximum bio-oil yield was 500 degrees C, which allowed sufficient conversion of the solid to the vapor phase and suppressed the decomposition reactions in the vapor phase. Using the catalysts, the bio-oil yield decreased with significant changes in composition as a result of active deoxygenation and cracking reactions. This led to the release of CO2, CO and C-1-C-4 hydrocarbons to the gas phase. In the bio-oil composition, the proportions of phenolics, mono-aromatics and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) increased, whereas those for acids, oxygenates and furans decreased. In particular, the use of HZSM-5 led to the largest proportion of mono-aromatics with a minimized coke production, since it had higher acidity, higher shape selectivity, and smaller pore size than the other catalysts. With both H beta and HY catalysts, the formation of PAHs in the bio-oil and coke on the catalyst surface was significantly high. The proportion of light phenolics, such as alkyl phenolics, also increased with the HY catalyst. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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