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Article

Thermodynamic Analysis of Biomass Pyrolysis in an Auger Reactor Coupled with a Fluidized-Bed Reactor for Catalytic Deoxygenation

by
Balkydia Campusano
,
Michael Jabbour
,
Lokmane Abdelouahed
and
Bechara Taouk
*
INSA Rouen Normandie, University Rouen Normandie, Normandie University, LSPC UR 4704, Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, F-76000 Rouen, France
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Processes 2025, 13(8), 2496; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13082496 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 1 July 2025 / Revised: 25 July 2025 / Accepted: 4 August 2025 / Published: 7 August 2025
(This article belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)

Abstract

This research contributes to advance the sustainable production of biofuels and provides insights into the energy and exergy assessment of bio-oil, which is essential for developing environmentally friendly energy production solutions. Energy and exergy analyses were performed to evaluate the pyrolysis of beech wood biomass at 500 °C in an Auger reactor. To improve the quality of the obtained bio-oil, its catalytic deoxygenation was performed within an in-line fluidized catalytic bed reactor using a catalyst based on HZSM5 zeolite modified with 5 wt.% Iron (5%FeHZSM-5). A thermodynamic analysis of the catalytic and non-catalytic pyrolysis system was carried out, as well as a comparative study of the calculation methods for the energy and exergy evaluation for bio-oil. The required heat for pyrolysis was found to be 1.2 MJ/kgbiomass in the case of non-catalytic treatment and 3.46 MJ/kgbiomass in the presence of the zeolite-based catalyst. The exergy efficiency in the Auger reactor was 90.3%. Using the catalytic system coupled to the Auger reactor, this efficiency increased to 91.6%, leading to less energy degradation. Calculating the total energy and total exergy of the bio-oil using two different methods showed a difference of 6%. In the first method, only the energy contributions of the model compounds, corresponding to the major compounds of each chemical family of bio-oil, were considered. In contrast, in the second method, all molecules identified in the bio-oil were considered for the calculation. The second method proved to be more suitable for thermodynamic analysis. The novelties of this work concern the thermodynamic analysis of a coupled system of an Auger biomass pyrolysis reactor and a fluidized bed catalytic deoxygenation reactor on the one hand, and the use of all the molecules identified in the oily phase for the evaluation of energy and exergy on the other hand.
Keywords: biomass pyrolysis; bio-oil deoxygenation; auger reactor; fluidized catalytic bed reactor; thermodynamic analysis; exergy evaluation; Fe-HZSM-5 catalyst biomass pyrolysis; bio-oil deoxygenation; auger reactor; fluidized catalytic bed reactor; thermodynamic analysis; exergy evaluation; Fe-HZSM-5 catalyst

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Campusano, B.; Jabbour, M.; Abdelouahed, L.; Taouk, B. Thermodynamic Analysis of Biomass Pyrolysis in an Auger Reactor Coupled with a Fluidized-Bed Reactor for Catalytic Deoxygenation. Processes 2025, 13, 2496. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13082496

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Campusano B, Jabbour M, Abdelouahed L, Taouk B. Thermodynamic Analysis of Biomass Pyrolysis in an Auger Reactor Coupled with a Fluidized-Bed Reactor for Catalytic Deoxygenation. Processes. 2025; 13(8):2496. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13082496

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Campusano, Balkydia, Michael Jabbour, Lokmane Abdelouahed, and Bechara Taouk. 2025. "Thermodynamic Analysis of Biomass Pyrolysis in an Auger Reactor Coupled with a Fluidized-Bed Reactor for Catalytic Deoxygenation" Processes 13, no. 8: 2496. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13082496

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Campusano, B., Jabbour, M., Abdelouahed, L., & Taouk, B. (2025). Thermodynamic Analysis of Biomass Pyrolysis in an Auger Reactor Coupled with a Fluidized-Bed Reactor for Catalytic Deoxygenation. Processes, 13(8), 2496. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13082496

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