HYDRODEOXYGENATION OF BIOMASS PYROLYSIS OIL FOR USE AS REFINERY BLENDSTOCK

• Sponsoring Institution: Agricultural Research Service/USDA
• Project Status: ACTIVE
• Funding Source: USDA INHOUSE
• Reporting Frequency: Annual
• Accession No.: 0425047
• Project Start Date: Sep 1, 2013
• Project End Date: Aug 31, 2015
• Program Code: [(N/A)]- (N/A)

Recipient Organization
American Refining Group, Inc.
77 North Kendall Avenue
Bradford ,PA 16701

Performing Department
(N/A)

Non Technical Summary
(N/A)

Animal Health Component

50%

Research Effort Categories

Basic

30%

Applied

50%

Developmental

20%

Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)	Subject of Investigation (SOI)	Field of Science (FOS)	Percent
511	1550	2020	20%
511	1629	2020	55%
511	1510	2020	25%

Knowledge Area
511 - New and Improved Non-Food Products and Processes;

Subject Of Investigation
1510 - Corn; 1550 - Barley; 1629 - Perennial grasses, other;

Field Of Science
2020 - Engineering;

Keywords

pyrolysis

biomass

conversion

catalysis

refining

lubricants

fuels

Goals / Objectives
The objective is to promote co-operation on basic and applied research on the following issues: 1. Pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass into bio-oil as a replacement for crude oil. 2. Upgrading and stabilization of bio-oil into a suitable blendstock 3. Refining and blending of upgraded bio-oil into commodity products 4. Commercialization of commodity products based on biomass pyrolysis oil

Project Methods
Scientists at ARS laboratories in Wyndmoor, PA will conduct pyrolysis on biomass to produce crude bio-oil. ARS will also conduct hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) upgrading experiments, as well as some characterization of the HDO product. Characterization methods include chromatography, elemental, moisture, and acidity analyses. Scientists at ARG will test the applicability of upgraded pyrolysis oil. Some tests include corrosion analysis, octane/cetane numbers, viscosity, cloud point, and GC simulated distillation.