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Fast pyrolysis of corn stover using ZnCl2: Effect of washing treatment on the furfural yield and solvent extraction of furfural

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  • Oh, Seung-Jin
  • Choi, Gyung-Goo
  • Kim, Joo-Sik

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To produce a bio-oil having a high concentration of furfural, corn stover was fast-pyrolyzed using ZnCl2 in a fluidized bed reactor at 330–430 °C. The effects of various parameters such as reaction temperature, water- and acid-washing prior to pyrolysis, and ZnCl2 content on the product and furfural yields were investigated. Moreover, solvent extraction was conducted using toluene at different mass ratios of bio-oil/toluene to recover furfural from the obtained bio-oil. The maximum yield of bio-oil was 59 wt%. The bio-oil mainly comprised acetic acid, α-hydroxyketones, and furfural. The maximum furfural yield was 11.5 wt% when the feed material was water-washed, impregnated with 18.5 wt% ZnCl2, and pyrolyzed. Although acid-washing removed alkali and alkaline earth metals much more efficiently than water-washing, water-washing was better than acid-washing for the furfural production. Toluene extraction was very effective to recover furfural from bio-oil. The maximum recovery rate (82%) was achieved at a bio-oil/toluene ratio of 1:4.

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  • Oh, Seung-Jin & Choi, Gyung-Goo & Kim, Joo-Sik, 2015. "Fast pyrolysis of corn stover using ZnCl2: Effect of washing treatment on the furfural yield and solvent extraction of furfural," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 88(C), pages 697-702.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:88:y:2015:i:c:p:697-702
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.05.101
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