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Title: | Production of bio-crude from forestry waste by hydro-liquefaction in sub-/super-critical methanol and upgrading of bio-crude by hydro-treating |
Authors: | Yang, Yun |
Keywords: | Forest biomass;Biomass energy;Wood waste as fuel;Hydro-liquefaction;Hydrodeoxygenation |
Issue Date: | 2009 |
Abstract: | Bio-energy is renewable and clean (with trace amount of sulfur and neutral in terms of CO2 emission), and abundant in resource, thus it could be a securable and sustainable energy for future. Due to the declining reserve of light crude oil, there is increased interest in producing bio-fuels (bio-ethanol, bio-diesel and bio-oils) from biomass resources. Bio-crude, produced from lignocellulosic biomass/wastes by high-pressure direct liquefaction, has been found more advantageous than conventional bio-oil generated by pyrolysis since a bio-crude normally contains a greater heating value than pyrolysis oil. Bio-crude has a potential to be upgraded into high quality fuel oils or transportation fuels by hydro-treatment. |
URI: | http://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/handle/2453/3915 |
metadata.etd.degree.discipline: | Engineering : Environmental |
metadata.etd.degree.name: | Master of Science |
metadata.etd.degree.level: | Master |
metadata.dc.contributor.advisor: | Xu, C. Charles Gilbert, Allan |
Appears in Collections: | Electronic Theses and Dissertations from 2009 |
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