Upgrading of biomass-derived liquids in a biorefinery context: Hydroisomerization and fluid catalytic cracking of heavy naphtha on bench and pilot scale

The development of efficient processes for the upgrading of low value bio-derived liquid intermediates to high added value products in biorefineries is critical for the establishment of a robust and competitive bio-based economy. We show in this paper that low quality surrogate heavy naphtha, representative of biofuels from thermochemical biomass conversion processes, can be efficiently converted to high quality fuel and chemicals (olefins) via...