CATALYTIC PYROLYSIS UNIT (CORE PRO)

Introduction

This patented unit offers a solution for pyrolysis of solid and/or liquid renewable feedstock using a heterogeneous catalyst. Via an in-situ or ex-situ approach under N2 at an atmospheric pressure (catalytic pyrolysis) or under H2 at a high pressure (catalytic hydro-pyrolysis).

Catalytic upcycling circular carbon such as lignocellulosic biomass or plastics, contributes to a circular (bio-)economy. R&D is often performed in a lab- & pilotscale unit, requiring:
-a universal feeding of solids and liquids (preferably in a continuous manner);
-collection of all the gaseous, liquid, and solid products for mass/carbon balance and offline qualification/quantification;
-‘catalytic reaction – catalyst regeneration’ cycles for catalyst life-time and regenerability;
-an operation at high temperatures and pressures.

CPU solutions in short

• A solution for the integration of a customized CPU to your existing catalytic conversion system can be offered. This provides an additional feed line for the co-conversion of circular carbon circular products.
• A solution for the integration of an in-situ or operando analysis system to a standard/customized CPU can be offered.
• Various circular carbon such as waste plastics, sludge, sawdust, and non-edible vegetable oil, and the pyrolysis protocols can be offered to catalyst players for testing the refinery catalyst for the (co-)conversion of circular carbon.
• Various state-of-the-art refinery catalysts such as zeolite and E-cat, and the modified catalysts can be offered to bio-refinery for testing the circular carbon for the (co-)production of circular (bio-)based fuels and chemicals.