A critical review of separation technologies in lignocellulosic biomass conversion to liquid transportation fuels production processes

• Published in: Chemical engineering communications Vol. 209; no. 4; pp. 529 - 554
• Main Authors: Ibarra-Gonzalez, Paola, Christensen, Lars Porskjaer, Rong, Ben-Guang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Taylor & Francis 03.04.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Biodiesel fuels; Biofuels; Biomass; Conversion; Distillation; Fractionation; Gasification; Lignocellulose; lignocellulosic biomass; Liquefaction; Liquid fuels; mixture characterization; Phase separation; product upgrading and fuels recovery; Pyrolysis; Refineries; Separation technologies; Streams; thermochemical conversion; Upgrading; Washing; Wastewater

A critical review of separation methods and technologies for lignocellulosic biomass conversion through thermochemical processes to liquid fuels is presented. The multistep processing of biomass includes thermochemical conversion, product upgrading and final fuels separation. Chemicals and biofuels...