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From agriculture residue to upgraded product: The thermochemical conversion of sugarcane bagasse for fuel and chemical products

Fuel Processing Technology, ISSN: 0378-3820, Vol: 197, Page: 106199
2020
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  • Citations
    63
    • Citation Indexes
      63
  • Captures
    159
  • Social Media
    106
    • Shares, Likes & Comments
      106
      • Facebook
        106

Article Description

A holistic investigation considering the sugarcane bagasse characterization, fast pyrolysis and upgrading of bio-oil applying two nickel-based catalysts is presented. The bio-oil composition is correlated to the bagasse building blocks, and the hydrotreatment reaction pathways are identified. Despite the high ash content of 6.75 wt%, 60.1 wt% of bio-oil was obtained by fast pyrolysis, attributed to low concentration of potassium (0.08 wt%) and low humidity (2.80 wt%) observed in the bagasse. Upgraded bio-oil with 60.3% less water and 43.3% less oxygen were obtained with Ni/SiO 2, resulting in an HHV 63% higher compared to bagasse. Ni-Cr/SiO 2 showed the highest hydrogenation activity and the highest conversion of acids, converting 25.7% of acetic acid and 14.95% of propionic acid while Ni/SiO 2 was more active for conversion of compounds containing aromatic groups. The higher viscosity of upgraded oils in comparison to the fast pyrolysis bio-oil indicates that the stabilization during the heating ramp can be improved to suppress polymerization. Hence, sugarcane bagasse is an attractive feedstock with an overall final yield of 30.5 wt% of the upgraded product.

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