Portable Biorefinery for Pyrolytic Oil Production (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Portable Biorefinery for Pyrolytic Oil Production

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A team of University of Massachusetts Amherst chemical engineers have developed a way to produce high-volume chemical feedstocks including benzene, toluene, xylenes and olefins from pyrolytic bio-oils, the cheapest liquid fuels available today derived from biomass. The new process could reduce or eliminate industry’s reliance on fossil fuels to make industrial chemicals worth an estimated $400 billion annually.

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Phil Badger, Renewable Oil Internatiional

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