Advancing catalytic fast pyrolysis through integrated experimentation and multi-scale computational modeling / Michael Griffin, Brennan Pecha, Bruce Adkins.
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[Golden, Colo.] : National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 2021.
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1 online resource (48 pages) : color illustrations.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (NREL, viewed February 23, 2022).
Summary
This webinar will highlight recent results from a multi-disciplinary research effort in which integrated reaction testing was coupled with particle- and reactor-scale computational modeling to advance catalytic fast pyrolysis (CFP) for the production of renewable hydrocarbon fuels. Data will be presented from a series of ex situ CFP experiments in which a fixed bed of Pt/TiO2 was utilized with co-fed H2 to upgrade woody biomass pyrolysis vapors. Further discussion will include the application of these data towards the development of (1) a multiscale simulation framework to de-couple apparent kinetics from both intraparticle and reactor-scale transport phenomena and (2) a finite element computational model to understand and predict thermal excursions during catalyst regeneration. Throughout the presentation, the speakers will emphasize synergistic outcomes derived from the collaborative approach and highlight ongoing research efforts to accelerate technology maturation.
