Biocrude

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Basics

  • A viscous liquid resembling crude petrolium oil in most respects
  • Produced from biomass
  • Can be aquired from a variety of methods (see HTL )
  • Some forms of Pyrolysis Oil can be considered Bio-Crude, but their compositions are not as broad in most cases (research needed on this)

Used For

  • Burning as a fuel Itself
  • Refining it into Bio-Petrochemicals and other derivatives (Biofuels such as Bio Gasoline, Biodiesel, etc) using a Biorefinery and/or Biocrude Refinery

Catalyst Compatibility

"Raw"

  • Supposedly has some issues with Catalyst Poisoning
  • From "DEMETALLATION OF BIOCRUDE FROM HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTION OF MICROALGAE"
    • "In addition to heteroatoms such as N, O, and S in algal biocrude oil, there is also the presence of metals. The most common metals in algal crude oil are Na, Fe, Ca, Cu, K, Mg, Ni, Zn, Mn, Cr, Al, with concentration ranging from a few ppm to a few thousand ppm. Conversely, the most abundant and detrimental metals in petroleum crude oil are Ni and V."

Processing Methods Which Help

from Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Microalgae" ]

Composition

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