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Catalytic upgrading pyrolysis of pine sawdust for bio-oil with metal oxides

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The catalytic upgrading pyrolysis of pine sawdust was performed at 500 °C with various metal oxides to improve the quality of the bio-oil. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential of the metal oxides instead of traditional zeolites for catalytic upgrading pyrolysis with the analysis of Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer. In this study, the used catalysts were Calcium-oxide, Magnesium oxide, Titanium dioxide, and Zeolite (Si/Al = 80). The influence of catalysts on products yields and compositions were investigated. Most metal oxides can enhance the bio-gas with the bio-oil yields decreased. The metal oxides led to a decrease of Acids, Aldehydes, Ketones and an increase of Furfural, Cresols, Catechols in Furans and Phenolics. Among the catalysts, the MgO catalysts was the most effective to convert the high molecular into lights ones (6.65% Cresols) with yield of 20.48% for Furfural. The deoxygenation reaction in bio-oil was suggested to convert oxygenated compounds into the low molecular weight of the materials (6.39% Guaiacols). Thus, the used metal oxides can improve the quality of bio-oil by decreasing undesirable compounds as well as increasing the desirable compounds with low oxygen contents via deoxygenation reaction.

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This work was supported by the Human Resources Program in Energy Technology of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP), granted financial resource from the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy, Republic of Korea. (No. 20154010200810).

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  1. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seadaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea

    Sumin Lee, Min-Gu Lee & Jinwon Park

  2. National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER), 42 Hwangyeong-ro, Seo-gu, Incheon, 22689, Republic of Korea

    Jinwon Park

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Lee, S., Lee, MG. & Park, J. Catalytic upgrading pyrolysis of pine sawdust for bio-oil with metal oxides. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 20, 1553–1561 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-018-0716-7

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