Professor Andrea Hornung, Aston University presents this lecture
Abstract: Pyrolysis of biomass varies depending not only on feedstock but the type of pyrolyticapproach. The classical ‘slow’approach leads to charcoal and finally activated carbon (with awood feedstock). Fast pyrolysis produces liquids for the direct application of heat and power in bio-refineries with typical applications of pre-conditioning of gasifierfeedstock –producing liquids and gases as well as char and even slurry. However the fast pyrolysis of non-woody feedstockscan lead to the production of highly reactive liquids and can be rich in high tars with some productsbituminous in character and solid at room temperature leading to storage and processing issues. A new type of pyrolysis, intermediate pyrolysis, offers different product qualities, affecting the distribution of the product phases as well as the composition of the liquids phases. The liquids produced have very low tar production and are suitable for direct application to engines.This talk will offer insights into the application of ash rich feedstock to combustion, gasification and direct heat & power applications via pyrolysis and will present strategies for 3 planned energy parks in Europe.
Biography: Prof Andreas Hornungis a leading expert in bioenergyrecently becoming Professor of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry for the BioenergyResearch Group at Aston University. Prior to returning to academia Prof Hornungwas head of pyrolysis and gas treatment at ForschungszentrumKarlsruhe Research Institute, Germany.
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