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Volume 9 Journal of Bioremediation & Biodegradation
ISSN: 2155-6199 Biofuel Congress 2018 &
Biomass 2018
September 04-06, 2018
JOINT EVENT
September 04-06, 2018 | Zurich, Switzerland
13 th Global Summit and Expo on Biomass and Bioenergy
&
12 th World Congress on Biofuels and Bioenergy
Tuning biomass pyrolysis for polymer precursors
John Ryan
University of Nottingham, UK
All humans must reduce their dependency on fossil fuels. Just as polymers are a big part of modern life, so too crude
oil is a big part of these polymers. Current estimates are that in order to produce a one litre water bottle, 250 mL of
crude oil is consumed in heating, transport and raw material use.[1] Pyrolysis of biomass is a route to chemicals useful in
applications similar to those derived from fossil fuels. Microwave pyrolysis allows more accurate and precise temperature
control throughout the reaction. This improved temperature control allows more selective pyrolysis, yielding distinct aqueous
and organic phases with partitioning of the pyrolysis products. These products have potential as feedstock for goods we use
daily, and have undergone a primary separation during the microwave pyrolysis process itself. Characterisation and subsequent
derivatisation of the aqueous and organic phases from microwave pyrolysis are outlined and compared to that of conventional
pyrolysis methods.
Biography
Originally from Lincolnshire, UK. John is currently a second year PhD student as part of the Centre for Doctoral Training in sustainable chemistry based in the
University of Nottingham’s Carbon Neutral Laboratory.
John Ryan, J Bioremediat Biodegrad 2018, Volume 9
DOI: 10.4172/2155-6199-C1-014