Fractional condensation of bio-oil vapors produced from birch bark pyrolysis

Akhil Tumbalam Gooty; Dongbing Li; Cedric Briens; Franco Berruti

doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2014.01.003

Fractional condensation of bio-oil vapors produced from birch bark pyrolysis

Akhil Tumbalam Gooty, Dongbing Li, Cedric Briens, Franco Berruti

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Abstract

The bio-oil vapors produced from the pyrolysis of birch bark have been fractionated using a series of three condensers maintained at different temperatures. The temperatures of the condensers have been optimized in order to separate the water present in the bio-oil vapor stream from the organic phases and, consequently, increase the quality and the stability of the bio-oil. The condenser train consisted of an electrostatic precipitator-cum-condenser (C-ESP) installed between two cyclonic condensers. As a result of the high efficiency of the fractional condensation system, the water content of the fractionated bio-oil was reduced to be less than 1 wt%. The effect of pyrolysis temperature on the fractionated bio-oil yield and characteristics is also reported.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	81-88
Number of pages	8
Journal	Separation and Purification Technology
Volume	124
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2014.01.003
Publication status	Published - 18 Mar 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bio-oil
Birch bark
Electrostatic precipitator
Fractional condensation
Pyrolysis

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Analytical Chemistry
Filtration and Separation

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