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Front Chem Sci Eng    2011, Vol. 5 Issue (2) : 188-193    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-010-1015-6
REVIEW ARTICLE
Recent advances in the catalytic pyrolysis of biomass
Changwei HU(), Yu YANG, Jia LUO, Pan PAN, Dongmei TONG, Guiying LI
Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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Abstract

Biomass is considered as a renewable and alternative resource for the production of fuels and chemicals, since it is the only carbon and hydrogen containing resource that we can find in the world except for fossil resources, capable of being converted to hydrocarbons. The pyrolytic liquefaction of biomass is a promising way to convert biomass to useful products. This paper briefly surveys the present status of the direct catalytic pyrolysis for the liquefaction of biomass. The direct use of catalysts could decrease the pyrolysis temperature, increase the conversion of biomass and the yield of bio-oil, and change the distribution of the pyrolytic liquid products then improve the quality of the bio-oil obtained. The fact that biomass is in solid state present great challenges for its conversion and for the effective use of catalysts due to the bad heat transfer characteristics and bad mass transfer properties. These barriers appeal for the development of a new catalyst and new catalytic process as well as the integration of both. Process design and process intensification are of significant importance in the catalytic conversion of biomass.
Keywords biomass      liquefaction      catalysis      bio-oil      process intensification     
Corresponding Author(s): HU Changwei,Email:gchem@scu.edu.cn   
Issue Date: 05 June 2011
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Changwei HU,Yu YANG,Jia LUO, et al. Recent advances in the catalytic pyrolysis of biomass[J]. Front Chem Sci Eng, 2011, 5(2): 188-193.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/fcse/EN/10.1007/s11705-010-1015-6
https://academic.hep.com.cn/fcse/EN/Y2011/V5/I2/188
sampleTi /°CTm /°CTf /°C
cellulose [12]
without catalyst313368395
+ micro-NiO303362390
+ nano-NiO294351375
cellulose [13]
without catalyst338354
+ ZnCl2192238
wood [14]
without catalyst200365-
+ CCA1175325-
+ CCA2175325-
acid washed M. Sinensis [15]
without catalyst-388-
+ K2CO3-353
acid washed A. Donax [15]
without catalyst-390-
+ K2CO3-340-
Tab.1  Comparison of the pyrolysis temperature for several typical biomass samples in the presence and absence of catalyst
catalystraw materialbio-oil yield (without catalyst)bio-oil yield (with catalyst)
NaY [19]neosinocalamus affinis19.7%64.1%
bambusa rigida42.3%65.2%
pubescens35.7%67.2%
dendrocalamuslatiflorus53.3%68.8%
HY [20]pubescens38.4%46.1%
Criterion-424pistacia khinjuk [21]57.6%66.5%
BP 318969.2%
Criterion-534euphorbia rigida [22]21.6%31%
activated alumina27.5%
klinoptilolite28.1%
DHC-32euphorbia rigida [23]21.1%26.1%
HC-K 1.3Q26.5%
DHC-32sesame stalk [23]24%27.5%
HC-K 1.3Q28.2%
clinoptilitecottonseed cake [24]25%31%
Tab.2  Effect of different kinds of catalysts on the yield of bio-oil
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