SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING FUEL INTERMEDIATES
The present disclosure relates to a liquid composition that includes an alkane concentration between 40 wt % and 55 wt %, and an alkene concentration between greater than 0 wt % and 20 wt %, where cyclopentenone accounts for greater than 65 wt % of the alkane concentration. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the liquid composition may further include phenol. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, at least a portion of the liquid composition may be bioderived.
1 . A liquid composition comprising:
an alkane concentration between 40 wt % and 55 wt %; and
an alkene concentration between greater than 0 wt % and 20 wt %, wherein:
cyclopentenone accounts for greater than 65 wt % of the alkane concentration.
2 . The liquid composition of claim 1 , further comprising phenol.
3 . The liquid composition of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the liquid composition is bioderived.
4 . A liquid composition comprising:
a concentration of single ring aromatics of less than 40 wt %;
a concentration of two ring aromatics of less than 60 wt %; and
a concentration of oxygenates of less than 20 wt %.
5 . The liquid composition of claim 4 , wherein greater than 70 wt % of the oxygenates comprises at least one of butanone or butenone.
6 . The liquid composition of claim 4 , wherein greater than 25 wt % of the oxygenates comprises pentenone.
7 . The liquid composition of claim 4 , wherein:
about 20 wt % of the oxygenates comprise a methyl phenol; and
about 20 wt % of the oxygenates comprise an alkyl phenol.
8 . The liquid composition of claim 4 , wherein about 55 wt % of the oxygenates comprise benzene diol.
9 . The liquid composition of claim 4 , wherein at least a portion of the liquid composition is bioderived.
10 . A method comprising:
thermally reacting a biomass to produce a bio-oil; and
upgrading the bio-oil to produce a liquid product, wherein:
the thermally reacting is performed in a pyrolysis reactor, and
the upgrading is performed an upgrading reactor.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein:
the liquid product comprises:
a concentration of single ring aromatics of less than 40 wt %;
a concentration of two ring aromatics of less than 60 wt %; and
a concentration of oxygenates of less than 20 wt %.
12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the upgrading reactor is a fluidized bed reactor.
13 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the pyrolysis reactor is a catalytic fast pyrolysis reactor.
14 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the biomass comprises at least one of a wood or a grass.
15 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
prior to the upgrading, combining the bio-oil with a second oil, wherein:
the upgrading further comprises the second oil.
16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the second oil comprises at least one of a vacuum gas oil, a light cycle oil, or a naphthenic.
17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the combining comprises mechanically mixing the bio-oil and the second oil to form a suspension.
18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
before the upgrading, phase separating the suspension to form a light phase oil and a heavy phase oil.
19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the upgrading is performed on the heavy phase oil.
20 . A method comprising:
thermally reacting a biomass to produce a bio-oil;
mixing the bio-oil with a second oil comprising at least one of a vacuum gas oil, a light cycle oil, or a naphthenic to form a suspension;
phase separating the suspension to form a light phase oil and a heavy phase oil; and
upgrading the heavy phase oil to produce a liquid product, wherein:
the thermally reacting is performed in a pyrolysis reactor, and
the upgrading is performed an upgrading reactor.