Bio-oil from fast pyrolysis of lignin: Effects of process and upgrading parameters

Liangliang Fan; Yaning Zhang; Shiyu Liu; Nan Zhou; Paul Chen; Yanling Cheng; Min Addy; Qian Lu; Muhammad Mubashar Omar; Yuhuan Liu; Yunpu Wang; Leilei Dai; Erik Anderson; Peng Peng; Hanwu Lei; Roger Ruan

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2017.05.129

Bio-oil from fast pyrolysis of lignin: Effects of process and upgrading parameters

Bioresour Technol. 2017 Oct:241:1118-1126. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.05.129. Epub 2017 May 21.

Authors

Liangliang Fan¹, Yaning Zhang², Shiyu Liu³, Nan Zhou³, Paul Chen³, Yanling Cheng³, Min Addy³, Qian Lu³, Muhammad Mubashar Omar⁴, Yuhuan Liu⁵, Yunpu Wang⁶, Leilei Dai⁶, Erik Anderson³, Peng Peng³, Hanwu Lei³, Roger Ruan⁷

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China; Engineering Research Center for Biomass Conversion, Ministry of Education, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China; Center for Biorefining and Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108, United States.
² Center for Biorefining and Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108, United States; School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
³ Center for Biorefining and Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108, United States.
⁴ Center for Biorefining and Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108, United States; Department of Farm Machinery and Power, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
⁵ State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China; Engineering Research Center for Biomass Conversion, Ministry of Education, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China.
⁶ Engineering Research Center for Biomass Conversion, Ministry of Education, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China.
⁷ Center for Biorefining and Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108, United States. Electronic address: ruanx001@umn.edu.

PMID: 28578807
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.05.129

Abstract

Effects of process parameters on the yield and chemical profile of bio-oil from fast pyrolysis of lignin and the processes for lignin-derived bio-oil upgrading were reviewed. Various process parameters including pyrolysis temperature, reactor types, lignin characteristics, residence time, and feeding rate were discussed and the optimal parameter conditions for improved bio-oil yield and quality were concluded. In terms of lignin-derived bio-oil upgrading, three routes including pretreatment of lignin, catalytic upgrading, and co-pyrolysis of hydrogen-rich materials have been investigated. Zeolite cracking and hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) treatment are two main methods for catalytic upgrading of lignin-derived bio-oil. Factors affecting zeolite activity and the main zeolite catalytic mechanisms for lignin conversion were analyzed. Noble metal-based catalysts and metal sulfide catalysts are normally used as the HDO catalysts and the conversion mechanisms associated with a series of reactions have been proposed.

Keywords: Bio-oil; Lignin pyrolysis; Process parameters; Upgrading.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biofuels*
Catalysis
Hot Temperature
Lignin*
Temperature

Substances

Biofuels
Lignin