Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
682019 Bioresource Technology 2011 8 Pages PDF
Abstract

To produce high quality bio-oil from biomass using fast pyrolysis, rice husks were pyrolyzed in a 1–5 kg/h bench-scale fluidized-bed reactor. The effect of hot vapor filtration (HVF) was investigated to filter the solid particles and bio-char. The results showed that the total bio-oil yield decreased from 41.7% to 39.5% by weight and the bio-oil had a higher water content, higher pH, and lower alkali metal content when using HVF. One hundred and twelve different chemical compounds were detected by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS). The molecular weight of the chemical compounds from the condenser and the EP when the cyclone was coupled with HVF in the separation system decreased compared with those from the condenser and EP when only cyclone was used.

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