Title:
Acid-Catalyzed Pyrolysis of Biomass for Furfural Production
Author(s):
Branca, C., Di Blasi, C., Galgano, A.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
The acid catalyzed pyrolysis of corncobs is investigated for the production of furfural. The selected acidic catalysts are sulfuric acid (H2SO4), zinc chloride (ZnCl2) and ferric sulphate (Fe2(SO4)3). Experiments have been made at a heating temperature of 800K, by varying the amount of catalyst impregnated in the substrate. The maximum yields of FF are around 5¬6% for the three catalytic treatments (versus yields of 0.6% for un¬catalyzed pyrolysis), with potential further increase, following secondary degradation of the main anhydrosugars, up to 8.5% (H2SO4), 10% (Fe2(SO4)3) or 6.5% (ZnCl2).
Keywords:
biomass, catalysis, pyrolysis, bioproducts
Topic:
R&D on Biomass Conversion Technologies for Heating, Electricity and Chemicals
Subtopic:
Pyrolysis and other biomass liquefaction technologies
Event:
20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
2EO.3.1
Pages:
982 - 987
ISBN:
978-88-89407-54-7
Paper DOI:
10.5071/20thEUBCE2012-2EO.3.1
Price:
FREE
