Advances in Hydrotreating for Integrated Biofuel Production

Advances in Hydrotreating for Integrated Biofuel Production covers the recent advances in the upgrading of biomass-obtained products into liquid fuels (also known as biofuels) by hydrotreating processes. Including introductory information, the book covers in detail the identification of hydrotreating processes such as thermo-catalytic reactions in the presence of heterogeneous catalysts and hydrogen. Required materials for the development of the process are investigated with consideration of the characteristics of biomass, bio-oil production, upgrading alternatives, hydrotreating alternatives, hydrotreating of different biomass-based material, hydrodeoxygenation of separated bio-oil compounds, classification of the hydrotreating catalyst, life-cycle assessment and hydrogen production routes. Information to inform the further development of the process is collected together to encourage further progress toward a scalable process for biofuel production and the development of a large-scale hydrotreating strategy.