Upgrading of biobased pyrolysis oil in existing refinery infrastructure

Forestry and agricultural residues are attractive raw materials to make biofuels from. The biomass can be liquefied into bio-oil via pyrolysis, but industrial scale upgrading of bio-based pyrolysis oil to fuel is not an easy task. This project will investigate and further develop a concept called derivatization, where the pyrolysis oil is reacted with a renewable oil, such as tall oil, and thereby forms a more stable product. The derivatized product is miscible with fossil oil and can be co-refined with these. The derivatization concept will be investigated experimentally and technoeconomically and a suggested industrial process for the concept will be developed.

The project is led by RISE, Research Institutes of Swedish AB, and partners are KTH, Preem AB

Funding Agency

Swedish Energy Agency

Beginning and End Dates

2 December 2024 to 31 December 2027

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