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Advances in Hydrotreating for Integrated Biofuel Production

  • 1st Edition - July 29, 2024
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Mohammad Reza Rahimpour, Ali Bakhtyari, Mohammad Amin Makarem
  • Language: English

Advances in Hydrotreating for Integrated Biofuel Production covers the recent advances in the upgrading of biomass-obtained products into liquid fuels (also known as biofuels)… Read more

Description

Advances in Hydrotreating for Integrated Biofuel Production covers the recent advances in the upgrading of biomass-obtained products into liquid fuels (also known as biofuels) by hydrotreating processes. By including introductory information, the book covers in detail the identification of hydrotreating processes such as thermocatalytic reactions in the presence of heterogeneous catalysts and hydrogen. Required materials for the development of the process are investigated with consideration of the characteristics of biomass, bio-oil production, upgrading alternatives, hydrotreating alternatives, hydrotreating of different biomass-based materials, hydrodeoxygenation of separated bio-oil compounds, classification of the hydrotreating catalysts, life cycle assessment, and hydrogen production routes. Information regarding the further development of the process is collected to encourage further progress toward a scalable process for biofuel production and the development of a large-scale hydrotreating strategy.

Key features

  • Includes detailed descriptions of hydrotreating catalysts
  • Discusses the technical requirements for developing hydrotreating process
  • Illustrates the necessity and importance of biomass resources

Readership

Academic professors, students, researchers and professionals in chemical engineering, oil and gas engineering, and mechanical engineering. Refinery and petrochemical engineers, energy production utilities, power generation plants, petrochemical industry

Table of contents

Part I: Introduction to Biomass Processing

1. Biomass feedstock, importance, and applications
Majid Saidi and Mohammad Reza Rahimpour

2. Cellulose and hemicellulose: types, cleavage, and depolymerization
Hwei Voon Lee and Nasuha Abu Yazid

Part II: Hydrotreating Process

3. Introduction to bio-oil upgrading methods: Pyrolysis, cracking, hydrotreating, and supercritical bio-oil upgrading
Yimin Zeng, Xue Han and Minkang Liu

4. Hydrodeoxygenation of lignocellulosic pyrolysis bio-oil blends
Yimin Zeng, Xue Han, Charles Chunbao Xu and Minyuan Zhang

5. Hydrodeoxygenation of algal bio-oils
Majid Saidi

6. Hydrodeoxygenation of furanic model compounds
Maria A. Golubeva

7. Hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol and methylguaicol, and catechol
Hwei Voon Lee

8. Hydrodeoxygenation of cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone
Pongtanawat Khemthong, Rungnapa Kaewmeesri, Nattawut Osakoo, Chalermpan Keawkumay, Rattabal Khunphonoi, Saran Youngjan and Kitirote Wantala

9. Catalyst deactivation during hydrodeoxygenation reactions
Yimin Zeng, Xue Han, Charles Chunbao Xu and Minyuan Zhang

Part III: Novel Hydrotreating Strategies

10. Methane- and syngas-assisted hydrotreating for Biofuel Production
Hua Song, Ali Omidkar, Kamran Haddadian, Erika Bonatti and Jack Jarvis

11. Plasma upgrading and hydrotreating
Hua Song, Wenping Li, Shijun Meng and Hoang Nguyen

12. Co-processing of bio-oils and petroleum fuel blends for clean transportation fuels
Yimin Zeng, Xue Han, Ying Zheng, Arun Krishna Vuppaladadiyam, Shao-Yuan Leu and Abhishek Sahoo

Part IV: Integrated Hydrotreating: Hydrogen Production From Biomass

13. Thermochemical hydrogen production routes from biomass: Gasification, reforming, and pyrolysis
Saleh Al Arni

14. Biochemical hydrogen production routes from biomass
Nadeem Tahir, Faiqa Nadeem, Muhammad Shahzaib, Hina Ramzan, Muhammad Usman and Muneeb Ur Rahman

15. Life cycle analysis and technical economic analysis of bio-oil hydrotreating
Hua Song, Erika Bonatti, Jack Jarvis, Ali Omidkar and Kamran Haddadian

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: August 1, 2024
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Mohammad Reza Rahimpour

Prof. Mohammad Reza Rahimpour is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Shiraz University, Iran, with extensive experience in chemical process engineering, energy systems, process intensification, and sustainable technologies. His research interests include hydrogen and fuel processing, catalytic processes, separation and membrane technologies, carbon capture and utilization, and the development of energy-efficient processes. His work also encompasses the application of advanced process technologies and emerging approaches to improve environmental performance and resource efficiency. Prof. Rahimpour has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and has extensive experience in academic research, scientific leadership, and the development of international reference works in chemical engineering, energy, and sustainable technologies.

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

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Ali Bakhtyari

Ali Bakhtyari has a Ph.D. in chemical engineering and currently works as a research associate at Shiraz University. His MSc degree was in advanced chemical engineering and the thesis was on adsorptive gas separation. During his Ph.D. career, he published numerous papers and book chapters on different aspects of chemical reaction engineering. The publications cover numerical simulations, catalyst synthesis and characterization, and multifunctional reactors. Simulation, modification, and enhancement of the chemical reactors related to the production of energy carriers such as methanol, dimethyl ether, and hydrogen are of his expertise. Then, his Ph.D. dissertation was on the catalytic hydrotreatment and upgrading of biomass-derived compounds to fuel-grade products and chemicals. Both experimental and theoretical investigations of the conventional and bio-based energy sources are the current and future standpoints of his research career. However, his research activities in the phase equilibria have extended his research area up to biorefinery. Thermodynamic modeling of physical properties and phase equilibria are of his research interests. He has had hitherto contributions in a large number of scientific publications in the aforementioned subjects.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Chemical Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

MM

Mohammad Amin Makarem

Dr. Mohammad Amin Makarem is an Adjunct Lecturer at the School of Engineering, Taylor’s University, Malaysia. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Shiraz University, Iran. His research covers gas separation and purification, green energy, nanofluids, microfluidics, and catalyst synthesis. Beyond research, he has extensive experience as an editor and contributor to academic publishing, serving as Editor or Co-editor for many books, book series, and major reference works from leading academic publishers. His editorial work spans topics such as carbon capture and storage, bioenergy, greenhouse gases, hydrotreating, oily wastewater, chemical industry crises, hydrogen and methanol energy production, homogeneous catalysis, synthesis gas, natural gas, and renewable energy systems. He recently served as series editor for Advances in Biotechnology: Methods, Applications, and Case Studies and has reviewed manuscripts for prominent international journals, helping guide researchers and industry through high-impact resources.

Affiliations and expertise
School of Engineering, Taylor’s University, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

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