An improved catalytic pyrolysis concept for renewable aromatics from biomass involving a recycling strategy for co-produced polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Homer C. Genuino, Inouk Muizebelt, Andre Heeres, Niels J. Schenk, Jos G. M. Winkelman, Hero J. Heeres*

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Catalytic pyrolysis of crude glycerol over a shaped H-ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst with (partial) recycling of the product oil was studied with the incentive to improve benzene, toluene, and xylene (BTX) yields. Recycling of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) fraction, after separation from BTX by distillation and co-feeding with the crude glycerol feed, was shown to have a positive effect on the BTX yield. Further improvements were achieved by hydrogenation of the PAH fraction using a Ru/C catalyst and hydrogen gas prior to co-pyrolysis, and BTX yields up to 16 wt% on feed were obtained. The concept was also shown to be beneficial to other biomass feeds such as e.g., Kraft lignin, cellulose, and Jatropha oil.

Originele taal-2English
Pagina's (van-tot)3802-3806
Aantal pagina's5
TijdschriftGreen Chemistry
Volume21
Nummer van het tijdschrift14
DOI's
StatusPublished - 21-jul.-2019

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