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According to Fordaq news researchers at the University of Georgia have found a way to pyrolise wood to give them biofuels. The work was quoted in the on-line edition of Energy and Fuels from the American Chemistry Society (ACS).
I'm not sure how this differs from other approaches using pyrolysis, but the ACS, is pretty hot on new chemistry...
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Simon,
enjoying your blog. Your post on biomass pyrolysis echos a process in development by Lurgi. They are taking it one step further, however, by mixing the char and oil to make a slurry for gasification. The purpose is 1) increased energy density to improve gasifier performance 2) decentralised "Biocrude" (as they call it) production and centralised gasification (diverse sourcing AND economies of scale)
The pyrolysis heat is generated using the non-condensible portion of the volatiles (biogas) released in the process.
Posted by Andy Harbourne | May 23, 2007 3:05 PM
Posted on May 23, 2007 15:05