Total Raffinage Marketing

Total Raffinage France

Alexandre Preau

Vincent Mayeur

The invention relates to a process for hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of pyrolysis oil and also to a process for upgrading of pyrolysis oil implementing said HDO process, and also to processing of the aqueous phase resulting from the HDO by steam pre-reforming and then steam reforming.

Process for hydrodeoxygenation and process for upgrading of pyrolysis oil resulting from biomass, which are capable of operating continuously

The invention relates to a process for upgrading a pyrolysis oil comprising the following steps: &#x2014;hydrodeoxygenation treatment () of the pyrolysis oil () and separation of the effluent () obtained into a light aqueous fraction () and a heavy organic fraction (), or separation of the pyrolysis oil into an aqueous fraction and a lignin-rich fraction, &#x2014;pre-reforming () of said aqueous fraction () and treatment of the effluent () obtained in an SMR unit () in order to produce hydrogen (), &#x2014;hydrotreatment () and/or catalytic cracking and/or visbreaking of said heavy organic fraction ().

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