Berruti, Franco

Briens, Cedric

Hagey, Louis

Lance, Ryan

Rogers, Will

Xu, Ran

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Co-processing of Heavy Oil and Bio-oil in a Continuous Mechanically Fluidized ReactorRyan LanceDr. Ran XuDr. Franco BerrutiDr. Cedric BriensDr. Louis HageyDr. Will RogersProject Funded by the Imperial Oil University Research Award Programme Objectives• Co-pyrolysis of bio-oil or biomass and heavy oil• Can we get interesting chemicals and fuels from the combination of radicals from bio-oil/biomass and heavy oil?• Operate at conditions relevant to industrial fluid cokers, which are currently used to convert heavy oil into synthetic crude • 350 000 B/d in Fort Mc Murray, Alberta• 100 000 B/d in Sarnia, Ontario Ceramic HeatersReactorPad FilterGC AnalysisAir CoolingMotorGas Flow Control PanelExperimental SetupCyclonic CondenserElectrostatic PrecipitatorRotating Air CoolingRotating Rods, driven by the motorGas/Vapors ExitHeavy Oil InjectionBio-oil InjectionSparger DistributorBladesFeeding System2 Syringe PumpsCombined Feeding Rate- 5 mL/minInitial Reactor Temperature: 550°CViscosities:Heavy Oil - 700cp @ 500°CSawdust Bio-Oil - 27.7 cp @ 25°CHigh Heating Values:Heavy Oil - 43.63 kJ/gSawdust Bio-Oil - 16.50 kJ/gMoisture ContentHeavy Oil - 0%Sawdust Bio-Oil - 28.68%Experimental Results% Recovered Liquid Hydrocarbons657075% Yield of Recovered Hydrocarbons5055600 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100% Bio-Oil Injected (Dry Basis)% Yield of Recovered HydrocarbonsExperimental ResultsSolid Yield3.544.55% Solid Yield1.522.530 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100% Bio-Oil Injected% Solid YieldExperimental ResultsProduct Moisture Content% H20~ 0.4219*(% Bio-Oil Injected) + 2.5656R2 = 0.98082530354045% Water in Product051015200 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100% Bio-Oil Injected% Water in ProductExperimental Results% Water Formed in Pyrolysis Reactions10121416% Water Formed in Pyrolysis Reactions024680 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100% Bio-Oil Injected% Water Formed in Pyrolysis ReactionsExperimental ResultsHigh Heating Value of Liquid ProductHHV~ -0.282*(% Bio-Oil Injected) + 41.663R2 = 0.996630354045High Heating Value (kJ/g)101520250 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100% Bio-Oil InjectedHigh Heating Value (kJ/g)High Heating Value (Dry Basis)HHV ~ -0.18*(% Bio-Oil Injected (Dry Basis)) + 42.56R2 = 0.9871354045HHV (Dry Basis) (kJ/g)Experimental Results2025300 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100% Bio-Oil Injected (Dry Basis)HHV (Dry Basis) (kJ/g)Experimental Results% Energy Yield6264666870% Energy Yield52545658600 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100% Bio-Oil Injected% Energy YieldExperimental ResultsElemental Analysis 81012% Element (Dry Basis)      Hydrogen02460 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100% Bio-Oil Injected (Dry Basis)% Element (Dry Basis)      OxygenSulfurExperimental ResultsH/C Ratio of Liquid Product (Dry Basis)0.10.110.120.13H/C Ratio (Dry Basis)Liquid Product H/C Ratio0.050.060.070.080.090 20 40 60 80 100% Bio-Oil Injected (Dry Basis)H/C Ratio (Dry Basis)11 API Oil H/C RatioBio-Oil H/C RatioConclusionsThe mechanically fluidized reactor has been successfully modified to operate using with heavy oil and sawdust bio-oilPyrolysis of bio-oil with or without heavy oil removes oxygenated compounds from the bio-oil and forms waterCo-processing heavy oil with bio-oil reduces the yield of cokeCo-processing heavy oil with bio-oil may increase the yield of recovered liquid hydrocarbons. Further investigations must be done to confirm this.Continuous PlanOperating Temperatures :  520, 540, 560ᵒCNitrogen Flowrate : [0.75-5 SLM]Total Liquid Feed: 10 mL/minHeater Types • Band•Ceramic• Induction Heater.Mixing Ratios: 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% Bio-oilWater Removal Using CaOCo-processing with Lignin Injected Using SolventsRotating Air CoolingRotating Rods, driven by the motorGas/Vapors ExitHeavy Oil InjectionBio-oil InjectionSparger DistributorBladesCeramic HeatersReactorPad FilterGC AnalysisAir CoolingMotorGas Flow Control PanelCurrent Batch ProblemsCyclonic CondenserElectrostatic PrecipitatorBatch PlanNitrogen Flowrate : [0.75-5 SLM]Batch Mass: 200 gHeater Types • Band•Ceramic• Induction Heater.Mixing Ratios: 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% Bio-oilTemperature Cuts: 25-110ᵒC110-200ᵒC200-300ᵒC300-350ᵒC350-400ᵒC400-450ᵒC450-500ᵒC500-550ᵒC550-600ᵒCAcknowledgementsFrom The University of Western OntarioDr Ran XuDr. Lorenzo FerranteDr. Cedric BriensDr. Franco BerrutiFrom Imperial OilDr. Louis HageyDr. Will Rogers

Co-processing of Heavy Oil and Bio-oil in a Continuous Mechanically Fluidized Reactor

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Co-processing of Heavy Oil and Bio-oil in a Continuous Mechanically Fluidized Reactor

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