Advances in Hydrotreating for Integrated Biofuel Production

Prof. Mohammad Reza Rahimpour is a professor in Chemical Engineering at Shiraz University, Iran. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Shiraz University joint with University of Sydney, Australia 1988. He started his independent career as Assistant Professor in September 1998 at Shiraz University. Prof. M.R. Rahimpour, was a Research Associate at University of California, Davis from 2012 till 2017. During his stay in University of California, he developed different reaction networks and catalytic processes such as thermal and plasma reactors for upgrading of lignin bio-oil to biofuel with collaboration of UCDAVIS. He has been a Chair of Department of Chemical Engineering at Shiraz University from 2005 till 2009 and from 2015 till 2020. Prof. M.R. Rahimpour leads a research group in fuel processing technology focused on the catalytic conversion of fossil fuels such as natural gas, and renewable fuels such as bio-oils derived from lignin to valuable energy sources. He provides young distinguished scholars with perfect educational opportunities in both experimental methods and theoretical tools in developing countries to investigate in-depth research in the various field of chemical engineering including carbon capture, chemical looping, membrane separation, storage and utilization technologies, novel technologies for natural gas conversion and improving the energy efficiency in the production and use of natural gas industries. Ali Bakhtyari has a Ph.D. in chemical engineering and currently works as a research associate at Shiraz University. His MSc degree was in advanced chemical engineering and the thesis was on adsorptive gas separation. During his Ph.D. career, he published numerous papers and book chapters on different aspects of chemical reaction engineering. The publications cover numerical simulations, catalyst synthesis and characterization, and multifunctional reactors. Simulation, modification, and enhancement of the chemical reactors related to the production of energy carriers such as methanol, dimethyl ether, and hydrogen are of his expertise. Then, his Ph.D. dissertation was on the catalytic hydrotreatment and upgrading of biomass-derived compounds to fuel-grade products and chemicals. Both experimental and theoretical investigations of the conventional and bio-based energy sources are the current and future standpoints of his research career. However, his research activities in the phase equilibria have extended his research area up to biorefinery. Thermodynamic modeling of physical properties and phase equilibria are of his research interests. He has had hitherto contributions in a large number of scientific publications in the aforementioned subjects. Dr. Mohammad Amin Makarem is a research associate at Shiraz University. His research interests are gas separation and purification, nanofluids, microfluidics, catalyst synthesis, reactor design, and green energy. In gas separation, his focus is on experimental and theoretical investigation and optimization of pressure swing adsorption process, and in the gas purification field, he is working on novel technologies such as microchannels. Recently, he has investigated methods of synthesizing biotemplate nanomaterials and catalysts. Besides, he has collaborated in writing and editing various books and book chapters for famous publishers such as Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley.

Part I: Introduction to Biomass Processing 1. Biomass feedstock, importance, and applications Majid Saidi and Mohammad Reza Rahimpour 2. Cellulose and hemicellulose: types, cleavage, and depolymerization Hwei Voon Lee and Nasuha Abu YazidPart II: Hydrotreating Process 3. Introduction to bio-oil upgrading methods: Pyrolysis, cracking, hydrotreating, and supercritical bio-oil upgrading Yimin Zeng, Xue Han and Minkang Liu 4. Hydrodeoxygenation of lignocellulosic pyrolysis bio-oil blends Yimin Zeng, Xue Han, Charles Chunbao Xu and Minyuan Zhang 5. Hydrodeoxygenation of algal bio-oils Majid Saidi 6. Hydrodeoxygenation of furanic model compounds Maria A. Golubeva 7. Hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol and methylguaicol, and catechol Hwei Voon Lee 8. Hydrodeoxygenation of cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone Pongtanawat Khemthong, Rungnapa Kaewmeesri, Nattawut Osakoo, Chalermpan Keawkumay, Rattabal Khunphonoi, Saran Youngjan and Kitirote Wantala 9. Catalyst deactivation during hydrodeoxygenation reactions Yimin Zeng, Xue Han, Charles Chunbao Xu and Minyuan ZhangPart III: Novel Hydrotreating Strategies 10. Methane- and syngas-assisted hydrotreating for Biofuel Production Hua Song, Ali Omidkar, Kamran Haddadian, Erika Bonatti and Jack Jarvis 11. Plasma upgrading and hydrotreating Hua Song, Wenping Li, Shijun Meng and Hoang Nguyen 12. Co-processing of bio-oils and petroleum fuel blends for clean transportation fuels Yimin Zeng, Xue Han, Ying Zheng, Arun Krishna Vuppaladadiyam, Shao-Yuan Leu and Abhishek SahooPart IV: Integrated Hydrotreating: Hydrogen Production From Biomass 13. Thermochemical hydrogen production routes from biomass: Gasification, reforming, and pyrolysis Saleh Al Arni 14. Biochemical hydrogen production routes from biomass Nadeem Tahir, Faiqa Nadeem, Muhammad Shahzaib, Hina Ramzan, Muhammad Usman and Muneeb Ur Rahman 15. Life cycle analysis and technical economic analysis of bio-oil hydrotreating Hua Song, Erika Bonatti, Jack Jarvis, Ali Omidkar and Kamran Haddadian