Research in Thermochemical Biomass Conversion

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
The International Energy Agency — Cooperative Research on Biomass for Energy....Pages 1-9
Biofuels and Municipal Waste Technology an Overview of the DOE Program....Pages 10-15
The European R&D Programme (Strategy for the Future)....Pages 16-30
Canada’s Thermochemical Conversion R&D Approach....Pages 31-45
The IEA Thermochemical Database....Pages 46-60
Economic Potential of Producing Liquid Transportation Fuels from Biomass....Pages 61-76
Biomass-Fired Steam-Injected Gas-Turbine Cogeneration for the Cane Sugar Industry....Pages 77-97
A Strategic Assessment of Liquid Fuels from Biomass....Pages 98-110
Effects of Feedstock Components on Municipal Solid Waste Pyrolysis....Pages 111-126
Wood Devolat1lization - Sensitivity to Feed Properties and Process Variables....Pages 127-142
Influences of “Neutral” Salts on Thermochemical Conversion of Cellulose and of Sucrose....Pages 143-154
Carbohydrate Pyrolysis. II. Formation of Furfural and Furfuryl Alcohol during the Pyrolysis of Selected Carbohydrates with Acidic and Basic Catalysts....Pages 155-163
Factors Influencing the Decomposition Processes in Wood Particles during Low Temperature Pyrolysis....Pages 164-178
Fast Pyrolysis of Biomass....Pages 179-191
Contact Pyrolysis in a “Pyrolysis Mill”....Pages 192-202
A Comparison of the Compositition, Pyrolysis and Burning Properties of Indonesian and Finnish Peat....Pages 203-214
Pyrolysis/Gas Chromatography: Application in the Study of Biomass Pyrolysis....Pages 215-220
Drying, Pyrolysis and Combustion of Biomass Particles....Pages 221-235
The Application of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance to the Characterization of Biomass Liquefaction Products....Pages 236-250
Biomass Pyrolysis for Maximizing Phenolic Liquids....Pages 251-263
Mass Spectrometry Studies of the Relationship of Pyrolysis Oil Composition to Formation Mechanisms and Feedstock Composition....Pages 264-279
A Mass Spectrometric Approach for the Direct Analysis and Comparison of Pyrolytic Oils....Pages 280-293
Kinetics of Biomass Pyrolysis with Radiant Heating....Pages 294-311
Pyrolysis of Single Pellets of Refuse Derived Fuel....Pages 312-326
The Influence of Natural and Added Catalysts in the Gasification of Wood Chars....Pages 327-341
Reactivity of Biomass Chars in Fluid-Bed Steam Gasification....Pages 342-354
Optical Properties of Biomass Chars in Gasification....Pages 355-369
New Apparatus for the Study of the Gasification of Char in High Temperature and Pressure Environments....Pages 370-383
Pyrolysis and Steam Gasification of Biomass in Fluidized Beds. Influence of the Type and Location of the Biomass Feeding Point on the Product Distribution....Pages 384-398
Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass with Concentrated Alkaline Solution to Organic Acids....Pages 399-410
A Unified Treatment for Liquefaction....Pages 411-428
Solvent Effects on Liquefaction: Solubilization Profiles of a Tropical Prototype Wood, Eucalyptus , in the Presence of Simple Alcohols, Ethylene Glycol, Water and Phenols....Pages 429-438
The Upgrading of Lignin-Derived Compounds: Case Studies on Model Compounds....Pages 439-451
Monte Carlo Simulation of Lignin Pyrolysis: Sensitivity to Kinetic Parameters....Pages 452-463
A Study of the Acid Catalyzed Dehydration of Fructose in Near-Critical Water....Pages 464-472
Aqueous, Alkaline Liquefaction of Wood Fractions and Lignin Model Compounds....Pages 473-484
Lignin Liquefaction in Supercritical Water....Pages 485-496
The Mechanisms of Sewage Sludge Liquefaction during Thermolysis....Pages 497-507
Thermochemical Conversion of Microcrystalline Cellulose-Hydrogenation Study....Pages 508-517
Thermocatalytic Conversion of Lipid-Rich Biomass to Oleochenicals and Fuel....Pages 518-530
Preparation of Activated Carbon by the Partial Gasification of Charcoal....Pages 531-541
Fuels from Biomass by Conversion in Molten Salts....Pages 542-556
Liquid Products from the Fast Pyrolysis of Wood and Cellulose....Pages 557-571
Chemical Characterization of Hydrocarbons Produced by Vacuum Pyrolysis of Aspen Poplar Wood Chips....Pages 572-584
Preliminary Feasibility Study of the Biomass Vacuum Pyrolysis Process....Pages 585-596
Pyrolysis of Forestry Wastes in a Fluidised Bed Reactor Produce Medium Calorific Gaseous Fuel....Pages 597-608
Engineering Aspects of the Vortex Pyrolysis Reactor to Produce Primary Pyrolysis Oil Vapors for Use in Resins and Adhesives....Pages 609-628
The Production of Pyrolytic Liquids, Gas and Char from Wood and Cellulose by Fast Pyrolysis....Pages 629-641
A Pilot Plant for the Study of the Production of Hydrogen-Rich Syngas by Gasification of Biomass....Pages 642-654
Comparison between Wood Gasification and Densified Briquettes Gasification....Pages 655-666
Experimental Study of Fuel Pellet Combustion....Pages 667-679
Microwave Heating Applications in Thermochemical Biomass Conversion....Pages 680-695
Low-Temperature Gasification of High-Moisture Biomass....Pages 696-710
Nitrogen Compounds in Peat and Wood Gasification and Gas Combustion....Pages 711-724
A Twin Fluid Bed Pyrolyser Combustor System....Pages 725-743
Pressurized Downdraft Combustion of Woodchips....Pages 744-753
Fluidized Bed Steam Gasification of Biomass with Dolomite and with a Commercial FCC Catalyst....Pages 754-765
Preparation and Processing of Medium and High Consistency Biomass Suspensions....Pages 766-778
Reaction of Supercritical Fluids with Lignin: A Monte Carlo Simulation....Pages 779-791
Liquid Fuel Production from Ethanol Fermentation Stillage by Thermochemical Conversion....Pages 792-803
Production and Analysis of Oils Obtained by Catalytic Hydroliquefaction of Wood....Pages 804-815
An Advanced Treatment of Sewage Sludge by Direct Thermochemical Liquefaction....Pages 816-826
Advances in Direct Biomass Liquefaction by the Extruder-Feeder Method....Pages 827-842
Aspects of the Steam Liquefaction of Poplar Wood Chips in a Gravity Fed Reactor....Pages 843-853
Thermochemical Conversion of Milkweed-A Catalyst Study....Pages 854-866
Thermochemical Conversion of Primary Sewage Sludge by the Stors Process....Pages 867-882
Catalytic Upgrading of Biomass Pyrolysis Oils....Pages 883-895
Characterization and Upgrading of a Bio-Oil Produced by Pyrolysis of Biomass....Pages 896-909
Molecular Beam Mass Spectrometric Studies of HZSM-5 Activity During Wood Pyrolysis Product Conversion....Pages 910-926
Engineering Aspects of Upgrading Pyrolysis Oil Using Zeolites....Pages 927-940
Hydrodeoxygenation of a Lignin Model Compound....Pages 941-955
Catalytic Conversion of Tall Oil to Chemicals and Gasoline Range Hydrocarbons....Pages 956-973
Sala Dolomite-Catalysed Conversion of Tar from Biomass Pyrolysis....Pages 974-986
Conversion of Tar in Pyrolysis Gas from Wood Using a Fixed Dolomite Bed....Pages 987-1001
Reactions of Dolomite with CO 2 at Gasification Temperatures of Wood....Pages 1002-1015
Fixed Bed Gasification of Lignocellulosic Biomass: The Cemagref Process....Pages 1016-1025
Preliminary Technical Results of World Bank Gasifier Monitorings....Pages 1026-1033
Material Balance Analysis of Prototype Commercial Downdraft Gasifiers....Pages 1034-1048
Automated Operation of Lean Gas Engines....Pages 1049-1056
Performance of a Small Spark-Ignited Internal Combustion Engine on Producer Gas from Rice Hulls....Pages 1057-1070
Design & Development of a Wood Gasifier for I.C.Engine Applications — New Approach for Minimisation of Tar....Pages 1071-1087
Emissions from Small-Sized Peat and Wood Burning Plants....Pages 1088-1093
Fluidized Bed Gasification of Wood....Pages 1094-1105
Trials of Chunkwood Firing in District Heating Plants Designed for Forest Chip Combustion....Pages 1106-1113
Heat and Power Production from Straw....Pages 1114-1124
Parametric Study of an Oxygen-Blown Fluidised-Bed Reactor for Wood Gasification....Pages 1125-1140
Catalytic Destruction of Tars in Biomass-Derived Gases....Pages 1141-1155
Reliable Feed Systems for Thermochemical Conversion....Pages 1156-1169
Upgrading Liquid Products: Notes from the Workshop at the International Conference Research in Thermochemical Biomass Conversion ....Pages 1170-1176
Report on the Characterization of Biomass Pyrolysis Liquid Products Workshop....Pages 1177-1180
Workshop on Thermochemical Conversion of Municipal Solid Waste....Pages 1181-1185
Workshop on Chemicals from Biomass....Pages 1186-1188
Gasification Workshop....Pages 1189-1191
Single Particle Workshop Report....Pages 1192-1193