Catalytic Steam Reforming and Esterification of Bio-oil

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dc.contributor.advisorAbedi, Jalal
dc.contributor.authorSampouri, Saeed
dc.contributor.committeememberHassanzadeh, Hassan
dc.contributor.committeememberDe Visscher, Alex Andre Hugo
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-19T17:00:30Z
dc.date.available2016-05-19T17:00:30Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated two methods of upgrading bio-oil. The first was the production of hydrogen (H2) via catalytic steam reforming of the aqueous phase of bio-oil. The experiments were carried out in a fixed bed tubular flow reactor over nickel-based alumina-supported catalysts promoted with magnesia (Ni-MgO/Al2O3). The impact of time, nickel quantity, preparation conditions, and the initial bio-oil to water ratio on the yield of various outlet gases including hydrogen was investigated. The second method investigated in this study was catalytic esterification of bio-oil with an acid catalyst and various alcohols. An existing method was modified to measure the esterification degree and the effect of reaction conditions including temperature, carbon chain length of the alcohols, catalyst, alcohol content, and reaction time. This study employed a batch reactor for the reduction of carboxylic acids.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSampouri, S. (2016). Catalytic Steam Reforming and Esterification of Bio-oil (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25227en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25227
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3029
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEngineering--Chemical
dc.subjectEngineering--Environmental
dc.subject.classificationSteam reformin, bio-oil, esterification, pyrolysisen_US
dc.titleCatalytic Steam Reforming and Esterification of Bio-oil
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineChemical and Petroleum Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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