Hydrodeoxygenation of 2-methoxy-4-propylphenol in a microreactor

Narendra Joshi, Adeniyi Lawal

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Abstract

Biomass can be converted to transportation fuel using number of thermochemical approaches, e.g., fast pyrolysis. Pyrolysis oil derived from fast pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass contains about 40-50% oxygen including the oxygen in water. Removal of oxygen from pyrolysis oil and molecular weight reduction are paramount for increasing its heating value, thermal stability, volatility, and miscibility with crude oil. The catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of 2-Methoxy-4-Propylphenol (4-Propylguaiacol (4PG)) in removing oxygen to produce aromatic compounds and other hydrocarbons was studied. This reaction is performed in a packed bed microreactor to take advantage of improved heat and mass transfer characteristics. The influence of different processing conditions, e.g., temperature, hydrogen partial pressure, reactor diameter, and residence time on conversion, yield, hydrogen consumption, and space-time-yield was explored using presulfided Ni-Mo/Al 2O 3 catalyst. External and internal mass transfer resistances as well as heat transfer resistance are evaluated, and an intrinsic kinetic data on the hydrodeoxygenation of 4PG was analyzed. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the 2012 AIChE Spring Meeting and 8th Global Congress on Process Safety (Houston, TX 4/1-5/2012).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication12AIChE - 2012 AIChE Spring Meeting and 8th Global Congress on Process Safety, Conference Proceedings
StatePublished - 2012
Event2012 AIChE Spring Meeting and 8th Global Congress on Process Safety, 12AIChE - Houston, TX, United States
Duration: 1 Apr 20125 Apr 2012

Publication series

Name12AIChE - 2012 AIChE Spring Meeting and 8th Global Congress on Process Safety, Conference Proceedings

Conference

Conference2012 AIChE Spring Meeting and 8th Global Congress on Process Safety, 12AIChE
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHouston, TX
Period1/04/125/04/12

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