Operating condition optimization of corncob hydrothermal conversion for bio-oil production

Jing Gan and Wenqiao Yuan

Applied Energy, 2013, vol. 103, issue C, 350-357

Abstract: The effect of reaction temperature, retention time, biomass content, and catalyst loading on bio-oil yield, carbon content, and carbon recovery of corncob hydrothermal conversion was investigated and optimized via response surface methodology (RSM). The four variables ranged from 280 to 340°C for temperature, 12–48min for retention time, 9–21% for biomass solid content, and 0.76–2.25% for catalyst loading. It was found from RSM modeling that higher bio-oil yield and higher carbon recovery could be achieved at relatively low temperatures and short retention times with high biomass solid contents and moderate alkaline catalyst loadings in the test ranges. A maximum bio-oil yield of 41.3% and maximum carbon recovery of 47.1% were obtained at 280°C, 12min, and 21% biomass solid content with 1.03–1.56% catalyst loading. Bio-oil carbon content was found affected only by the reaction temperature and biomass solid content in the RSM model. Higher temperature and lower biomass solid content were favored. The highest bio-oil carbon content of 74.8% was achieved at 340°C with 9% biomass solid content. The predicted bio-oil yield, carbon content and carbon recovery were in close agreement with validation experiment results, indicating that the RSM models were accurate in designing and optimizing the hydrothermal conversion of corncobs.

Keywords: Bio-oil; Carbon recovery; Corncobs; Hydrothermal conversion; Liquefaction; Response surface methodology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.09.053

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