Abstract:
The large-scale utilization of biomass pyrolysis oil directly as high-grade energy resources has been quite limited due to its high water content and acidity. The water and acid compounds as a whole, were separated from the pyrolysis oil by molecular distillation. One fraction obtained is rich in acid compounds, and the others are refined biooilⅠ(heavy distillate fractions) and Ⅱ(room temperature condensate ) which have lower water content, weaker acidity and higher heating value. The physical properties of the crude and refined biooil, such as the pH value, heating value and water content were studied. The results indicated that water and acid compounds are separated effectively from the crude bio-oil. The content of carboxylic acids in crude biooil is about 18.85%, while that in the refined biooilⅠand Ⅱ is decreased to 0.96% and 2.2%, respectively.