Abstract
Biomass can be seen as the oil well of the future; a renewable and widely distributed resource that should be increasingly exploited for the production of energy products with environmental, economic and social benefits [1]. One method by which the bio-energy carriers and chemicals can be obtained is pyrolysis. The latter is a feedstock agnostic technique capable of deconstructing biopolymers into more useful gas, oil, chemical and char products. Microwave irradiation can interact with different types of biomass at low temperatures compared to conventional flash pyrolysis. Building on our original work in microwave pyrolysis and biorefining ([2], [3], [4]), studies are now underway dealing with ligno-cellulosic compounds and whole biomasses, mechanistic & process conditions, product analysis and scale-up. The prime aims of the work are to make economically viable routes to chemicals and bio-energy through microwave processing of biomass.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Microwave and RF Power Applications |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceeding of the 13th International Conference on Microwave and Radio Frequency Heating, AMPERE 2011 |
| Publisher | Editions Cepadues |
| Pages | 457-460 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9782854289787 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2011 |
| Event | 13th International Conference on Microwave and Radio Frequency Heating, AMPERE 2011 - Toulouse, France Duration: 5 Sept 2011 → 8 Sept 2011 |
Conference
| Conference | 13th International Conference on Microwave and Radio Frequency Heating, AMPERE 2011 |
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| Country/Territory | France |
| City | Toulouse |
| Period | 5/09/11 → 8/09/11 |
Keywords
- Bio-char
- Bio-oil
- Biomass conversion
- Microwave
- Pyrolysis