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Microwave-Assisted Pyrolysis of Biomass with and without Use of Catalyst in a Fluidised Bed Reactor: A Review

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  • Chetna Mohabeer

    (University of Lyon, CNRS, IRCELYON—UMR 5256, 2 Avenue Albert Einstein, CEDEX, F-69626 Villeurbanne, France)

  • Nolven Guilhaume

    (University of Lyon, CNRS, IRCELYON—UMR 5256, 2 Avenue Albert Einstein, CEDEX, F-69626 Villeurbanne, France)

  • Dorothée Laurenti

    (University of Lyon, CNRS, IRCELYON—UMR 5256, 2 Avenue Albert Einstein, CEDEX, F-69626 Villeurbanne, France)

  • Yves Schuurman

    (University of Lyon, CNRS, IRCELYON—UMR 5256, 2 Avenue Albert Einstein, CEDEX, F-69626 Villeurbanne, France)

Abstract

Lignocellulosic biomass and waste, such as plastics, represent an abundant resource today, and they can be converted thermo-chemically into energy in a refinery. Existing research works on catalytic and non-catalytic pyrolysis performed in thermally-heated reactors have been reviewed in this text, along with those performed in microwave-heated ones. Thermally-heated reactors, albeit being the most commonly used, present various drawbacks such as superficial heating, high thermal inertia and slow response times. That is why microwave-assisted pyrolysis (MAP) appears to be a very promising technology, even if the process does present some technical drawbacks as well such as the formation of hot spots. The different types of catalysts used during the process and their impacts have also been examined in the text. More specifically, studies conducted in fluidised bed reactors (FBR) have been detailed and their advantages and drawbacks discussed. Finally, future prospects of MAP have been briefly presented.

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  • Chetna Mohabeer & Nolven Guilhaume & Dorothée Laurenti & Yves Schuurman, 2022. "Microwave-Assisted Pyrolysis of Biomass with and without Use of Catalyst in a Fluidised Bed Reactor: A Review," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(9), pages 1-22, April.
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