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Chapter 11 Biomass Pyrolysis Oil Feedstocks for Phenolic Adhesives H e l e n a C h u m , James D i e b o l d , J o h n Scahill, D a v i d Johnson, and Stuart Black Solar Energy Research Institute Golden, CO 80401

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Fast p y r o l y s i s o f pine sawdust i n a s m a l l v o r t e x reactor o p e r a t i n g at 10 to 20 kg/h a n d 480 t o 520 ° C produces h i g h y i e l d s o f pri­ mary p y r o l y s i s oils (over 5 5 % b y weight o n a d r y basis). T h e v o r t e x reactor t r a n s m i t s very h i g h heat fluxes t o the s a w d u s t , c a u s i n g pri­ marily d e p o l y m e r i z a t i o n o f the constituent p o l y m e r s i n t o m o n o m e r s a n d oligomers. A p r e l i m i n a r y scheme separates t h e r a w oils i n t o a c a r b o h y d r a t e - d e r i v e d aqueous f r a c t i o n a n d a p h e n o l i c - r i c h e t h y l a c ­ etate (EA) soluble f r a c t i o n . T h e EA f r a c t i o n is washed w i t h water a n d w i t h aqueous s o d i u m b i c a r b o n a t e t o remove acids y i e l d i n g 2 0 % t o 2 5 % o f the feed as phenols a n d neutrals (P/N) in t h e EA s o l u t i o n . A f t e r ΕA e v a p o r a t i o n , a novolak f o r m u l a t i o n with 5 0 % p h e n o l a n d 5 0 % o f the P/N f r a c t i o n was successfully p r e p a r e d . G e l times for t h e P/N fractions s u i t a b l y prepared are i n t e r m e d i a t e between resorcinol a n d t r a d i t i o n a l phenol-formaldehyde resins. P r e l i m i n a r y p r o j e c t e d a m o r t i z e d p r o d u c t i o n costs for the P/N f r a c t i o n are 10(16) cents per p o u n d for a 1,000(250) tons per d a y p l a n t ( $ 1 0 / d r y t o n feedstock, 1 5 % interest w i t h 20-year a m o r t i z a t i o n ) . P y r o l y s i s o f biomass is k n o w n t o produce a c o m p l e x m i x t u r e o f p h e n o l i c c o m ­ p o u n d s , w h i c h are derived p r i m a r i l y f r o m the l i g n i n f r a c t i o n o f t h e biomass (1-4)- E l d e r a n d Soltes (5, 6) have investigated a p h e n o l i c f r a c t i o n o b t a i n e d f r o m p y r o l y s i s oils m a d e i n a n u p draft gasifier b y T E C H A I R as a source o f p h e n o l i c adhesives; a phenolics f r a c t i o n was separated b y s o l u b i l i t y differences o f o i l fractions based o n s o l u b i l i t y o f acids i n aqueous b i c a r b o n a t e s o l u t i o n s a n d 0097-6156/89/0385-0135$06.00A)

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s o l u b i l i t y o f the phenolics f r a c t i o n i n aqueous a l k a l i s o l u t i o n . A d h e s i v e f o r m u l a t i o n s were p r e l i m i n a r i l y tested, a n d the effect o f a few m e t a l ions (such as b a r i u m ) o n the gel t i m e s of adhesives was m e a s u r e d . T h e f o r m u l a t i o n s tested m e t w i t h l i m i t e d success. These results suggested t h a t these oils w o u l d have to be c h e m i c a l l y m o d i f i e d t o be a f u l l replacement for p h e n o l or c o u l d be c o n s i d ered as s i m p l e extenders for p e t r o l e u m - d e r i v e d p h e n o l . R u s s e l l a n d R e i n m a t h ( 7 ) have e m p l o y e d a s i m i l a r f r a c t i o n a t i o n m e t h o d o n oils f r o m high-pressure b i o m a s s l i q u e f a c t i o n (8). A l i m i t e d a m o u n t o f adhesive t e s t i n g was c a r r i e d o u t , a n d a few b o n d e d w o o d specimens were s h o w n t o have tensile strengths s u p e r i o r t o the adhesive b o n d o f a c o m m e r c i a l b i r c h veneer (9). T h i s chapter describes the i n i t i a l results of c o n v e r t i n g waste sawdust i n t o phenolics t h r o u g h fast p y r o l y s i s e m p l o y i n g a v o r t e x reactor a n d a very fast heat transfer t o d e p o l y m e r i z e b i o m a s s i n t o m o n o m e r i c a n d o l i g o m e r i c c o m p o n e n t s . T h e p y r o l y s i s m e t h o d a n d the c h e m i c a l f r a c t i o n a t i o n e m p l o y e d t o isolate the p h e n o l i c - r i c h f r a c t i o n used i n the subsequent adhesive gel t e s t i n g are d e s c r i b e d . R e s u l t s o f a n e c o n o m i c e v a l u a t i o n o f the process are presented as w e l l as the c h a r a c t e r i z a t i o n o f the p h e n o l i c - r i c h m a t e r i a l . A n o v o l a k a n d a resol were successfully p r e p a r e d w i t h these c o m p o u n d s . Experimental

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P r i m a r y P y r o l y s i s V a p o r G e n e r a t i o n i n t h e V o r t e x R e a c t o r (10). T h e p y r o l y s i s reactor used t o generate the p y r o l y s i s oils is s h o w n s c h e m a t i c a l l y i n F i g u r e 1. C o a r s e softwood sawdust ( < 5 m m ) was metered by a screw feeder i n t o the e n t r a i n e d s o l i d s / g a s flow f r o m the e x i t o f the recycle l o o p . T h e I D o f the 300 series stainless steel recycle l o o p was 11 m m . N i t r o g e n was used as the carrier gas r a t h e r t h a n s t e a m . T h e e n t r a i n e d particles flowed t o the n i t r o g e n ejector where t h e y were accelerated b y the supersonic j e t t o velocities over 100 m / s . T h e fastm o v i n g e n t r a i n e d solids flow t h e n entered t a n g e n t i a l l y i n t o the v o r t e x reactor. Inside the v o r t e x reactor, the b i o m a s s particles were centrifuged to the w a l l a n d were forced i n t o a n a b n o r m a l l y t i g h t h e l i c a l p a t h t h r o u g h the reactor. A s the p a r t i c l e s s l i d a n d b o u n c e d o n the w a l l , they were i n excellent t h e r m a l contact w i t h the e x t e r n a l l y heated w a l l m a i n t a i n e d at 625 ° C . U n d e r these c o n d i t i o n s , the p a r t i c l e surface is very r a p i d l y heated t o a b o u t 450 ° C , where p y r o l y s i s to oils is f a v o r e d . T h e d i a m e t e r o f the v o r t e x t u b e reactor was 13 c m , a n d i t s l e n g t h was 70 c m . A 5 - c m - d i a m e t e r , a x i a l e x i t t u b e p r o t r u d e d i n t o t h e aft e n d of the v o r t e x reactor, w h i c h served t o encourage p a r t i a l l y p y r o l y z e d feedstock a n d large char p a r t i c l e s t o enter the recycle l o o p . T h e feedstock was recycled u n t i l i t was f u l l y p y r o l y z e d , w h i c h allowed a d e c o u p l i n g o f the t i m e r e q u i r e d t o p y r o l y z e the feedstock p a r t i c l e s a n d the gaseous residence t i m e . T h e a b i l i t y of the carrier gas ejector t o create a pressure differential across the recycle l o o p d e t e r m i n e d the rate o f gas flow i n the recycle l o o p . T h e pressure o f the s y s t e m was a d j u s t e d t o m a i n t a i n the feed hopper at a b o u t 250 P a above a t m o s p h e r i c pressure ( 2 . 5 - c m water c o l u m n ) b y r e s t r i c t i n g the flow o u t o f the s y s t e m . T h e

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char was r e m o v e d i n a hot cyclone. T y p i c a l t h r o u g h p u t for t h i s reactor is 10 t o 20 k g o f sawdust per h o u r w i t h 1- t o 2 - k g carrier gas per k i l o g r a m o f s a w d u s t . O i l C o l l e c t i o n . T h e p y r o l y s i s oils were collected i n a series o f condensers followed b y a coalescing filter t o remove r e s i d u a l aerosols, as s h o w n i n F i g u r e 2. T h e first condenser was a c y c l o n i c condenser 37 c m i n d i a m e t e r w i t h a 4 5 - c m - h i g h c y l i n d r i c a l section. T h e t a n g e n t i a l e n t r y was a r o u n d 5-cm t u b e . T h i s cyclone was w r a p p e d w i t h copper t u b i n g , t h r o u g h w h i c h c h i l l e d water c i r c u l a t e d at a b o u t 20 ° C . T h e c o o l i n g coils were e x t e r n a l l y i r r i g a t e d w i t h water t o transfer the heat f r o m the cyclone w a l l t o the c o o l i n g w a t e r . Inside a n d o u t s i d e the a x i a l o u t l e t o f the cyclone condenser were a d d i t i o n a l c o o l i n g coils. T h e p i p e c o n n e c t i n g the first a n d second condenser was also w r a p p e d w i t h a c h i l l e d water c o o l i n g c o i l a n d a d r a i n was p r o v i d e d for condensate. T h e second condenser consisted of a v e r t i c a l v o r t e x t u b e h a v i n g a 7.5-cm d i a m e t e r w i t h a r e c t a n g u l a r entrance m a d e f r o m a 1.7-cm I D t u b e a n d w i t h the a x i a l o u t l e t near the t a n g e n t i a l entrance. T h e v o r t e x t u b e condenser was cooled b y refrigerated g l y c o l at 2 ° C , w h i c h was c i r c u l a t e d t h r o u g h a copper t u b e w r a p p e d a r o u n d the O D . T h e t h i r d condenser was a 2 0 - L glass c a r b o y i m m e r s e d i n a d r y ice a n d p r o p a n o l b a t h . T h e e n t e r i n g gases were t a n g e n t i a l l y directed o n t o the I D of the carboy. T h e gas a n d aerosol s t r e a m t h e n passed t o the coalescing filter to remove the aerosols. E x c e p t for the glass carboy, the o i l c o l l e c t i o n s y s t e m was stainless steel, since the oils have been s h o w n t o be corrosive t o i r o n a n d z i n c (galvanized i r o n ) . F r a c t i o n a t i o n o f P y r o l y s i s O i l s . P y r o l y s i s o i l o b t a i n e d f r o m the v o r t e x re­ actor was f r a c t i o n a t e d a c c o r d i n g to the scheme s h o w n i n F i g u r e 3. W h o l e o i l (1 kg) was dissolved i n e t h y l acetate ( E A ) o n a 1:1 ( w / w ) basis. T h e o i l was t h e n v a c u u m filtered t h r o u g h filter paper t o remove fine c h a r . U p o n s t a n d ­ i n g , the E A / p y r o l y s i s o i l separated i n t o t w o p h a s e s - a n o r g a n i c r i c h , E A - s o l u b l e phase a n d a n E A - i n s o l u b l e phase. M o s t of the water f o r m e d d u r i n g p y r o l y s i s is c o n t a i n e d i n the E A - i n s o l u b l e phase. T h e E A - s o l u b l e p o r t i o n o f the o i l was washed w i t h water (2 χ 75 m L ) t o remove the r e m a i n i n g w a t e r - s o l u b l e derived products. T h e E A - s o l u b l e phase was t h e n e x t r a c t e d w i t h N a H C 0 ( 5 % w / w , 10 χ 200 m L ) a n d the aqueous layer saved for i s o l a t i o n of the o r g a n i c acids f r a c t i o n . T h e solvent was r e m o v e d f r o m the r e m a i n i n g E A - s o l u b l e f r a c t i o n , w h i c h c o n t a i n e d the p h e n o l i c a n d n e u t r a l s ( P / N ) f r a c t i o n s , o n a r o t o e v a p o r a t o r u n t i l n o Ε A d i s t i l l e d over. T h e Ε A was not d r i e d p r i o r t o e v a p o r a t i o n , b u t r a t h e r , water was azeotroped d u r i n g the d i s t i l l a t i o n . F i n a l water contents of each f r a c t i o n were 0.5 t o 1.0% b y weight. 3

T h e o r g a n i c acids f r a c t i o n was i s o l a t e d b y a c i d i f y i n g the aqueous layer ( p H 2) w i t h 5 0 % H3PO4, s a t u r a t i n g the s o l u t i o n w i t h N a C l , a n d e x t r a c t i n g the o r g a n i c layer w i t h fresh E A . Solvent was removed b y r o t o e v a p o r a t i o n . T h e water-soluble a n d E A - i n s o l u b l e fractions were also i s o l a t e d b y r o t o e v a p o r a t i o n .

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F i g u r e 1. S c h e m a t i c o f v o r t e x reactor for fast p y r o l y s i s .

Pyrolysis Gases Coalescing Filter

Pyrolysis Vapors 400 C

Cyclone Condenser

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F i g u r e 2. S c h e m a t i c o f p y r o l y s i s o i l c o n d e n s a t i o n t r a i n .

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m e t h o d was e m p l o y e d u s i n g a glass c o l u m n (6 ft χ 0.2 m m I D ) p a c k e d w i t h P o r a p a k Q S . T h e c h r o m a t o g r a p h s used were a V a r i a n 3700 or a H e w l e t t P a c k a r d 5880. W a t e r contents were also d e t e r m i n e d b y the K a r l F i s h e r m e t h o d b y H u f f ­ m a n Laboratories, Golden, Colorado. Total Carboxyl employed

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and Phenolic

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o n t h e p h e n o l i c s a n d n e u t r a l s f r a c t i o n s were c a r r i e d o u t u s i n g the J E O L F X - 9 0 0 F o u r i e r T r a n s f o r m N M R s p e c t r o m e t e r a n d the N i c o l e t 5 S X C F o u r i e r T r a n s f o r m I n f r a r e d S p e c t r o m e t e r . I n a d d i t i o n , the s o l i d state C P / M A S

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χ 7 m m ) P o l y m e r L a b o r a t o r i e s P L gel ( p o l y s t y r e n e - d i v i n y l b e n z e n e c o p o l y m e r gel) c o l u m n was used a n d s t a n d a r d s were as d e s c r i b e d i n C h u m et a l .

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t i o n s ) was p e r f o r m e d u n d e r c o n t r o l l e d c o n d i t i o n s a n d followed i n r e a l t i m e b y a free-jet, m o l e c u l a r b e a m M S . P y r o l y s i s p r o d u c t s a n d f r a g m e n t a t i o n ions were detected. A d h e s i v e T e s t i n g . A l l gel t i m e s o f the adhesive resins were d e t e r m i n e d u s i n g a s t i r r i n g a p p a r a t u s , w h i c h consisted of a 1 5 0 - m m l o n g , 2 5 - m m O D d i s p o s a b l e b o r o s i l i c a t e test t u b e t o w h i c h a t o t a l o f 5.0-g of resin p l u s a n y a d d i t i o n a l c o m p o n e n t was a d d e d . T h e v o l u m e i n the test t u b e was s u c h t h a t a p p r o x i m a t e l y 15 m m above the o u t s i d e b o t t o m e n d was filled w i t h m a t e r i a l . A 6 - m m glass r o d w i t h a f i r e - p o l i s h e d , c i r c u l a r t i p was fastened t o be p a r a l l e l t o a second 6 - m m glass r o d u s i n g two m i n i a t u r e ( 8 - m m w i d e ) w o r m - d r i v e hose c l a m p s . T h e second glass r o d was i n s e r t e d i n t o the chuck o f a low t o r q u e s t i r r i n g m o t o r . W i t h t h i s a r r a n g e m e n t , a t h i c k c y l i n d r i c a l p a t h was s t i r r e d t h a t averaged o n l y 2.5 m m f r o m the test t u b e w a l l , w i t h the result t h a t the s t i r r i n g r o d d i d not f o r m a hole i n the g e l l i n g r e s i n .

O n c e the s t i r r i n g was b e g u n , a p r e h e a t e d ,

m a g n e t i c a l l y s t i r r e d m o l t e n w a x b a t h was r a i s e d r a p i d l y s u c h t h a t t h e lower 40 m m o f the test t u b e was s u b m e r g e d . G e l t i m e s were f r o m i n i t i a l submergence of the test t u b e i n t o the w a x b a t h u n t i l the s t i r r i n g was s t o p p e d b y the g e l l i n g r e s i n . T h e s t i r r e r power s e t t i n g was kept c o n s t a n t , a n d a l l resin gel t i m e s were c o m p a r e d w i t h t h a t for fresh C a s c o p h e n 313 ( B o r d e n C h e m i c a l s l i q u i d p h e n o l f o r m a l d e h y d e resol w i t h 4 0 % s o l i d fillers used w i t h 2 . 5 % N a O H t o have a p H o f 11) d e t e r m i n e d at the same b a t h t e m p e r a t u r e . G e l t i m e s at the same b a t h t e m p e r a t u r e were r e p r o d u c i b l e w i t h i n 1 0 % o f each o t h e r a n d were often m u c h closer together. W h e n the gel t i m e was less t h a n 6 m i n u t e s , i t was r e d e t e r m i n e d

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at a lower t e m p e r a t u r e because there were i n d i c a t i o n s t h a t , at v e r y s h o r t gel t i m e s , the rate o f heat transfer became the d e t e r m i n i n g f a c t o r . N o v o l a k s were p r e p a r e d u s i n g a p h e n o l - t o - f o r m a l d e h y d e m o l a r r a t i o o f 4:1 w i t h 5 m o l e percent o f H S 0 a d d e d as a c a t a l y s t . T y p i c a l l y , 47 g l i q u i d p h e n o l ( 9 1 . 7 % assay), 3 g p a r a f o r m a l d e h y d e , a n d 30 m L water p l u s the r e q u i r e d a c i d c a t a l y s t were a d d e d t o a three-neck, 2 5 0 - m L r o u n d b o t t o m flask. T h e flask was f i t t e d w i t h a reflux condenser a n d s t i r r e r . T h e m i x t u r e was refluxed for 2 t o 4 h o u r s w i t h the o i l b a t h at 115 ° C ; t h e n , the m i x t u r e was n e u t r a l i z e d w i t h 5 0 % ( w / w ) N a O H a n d the excess p h e n o l removed b y s t e a m d i s t i l l a t i o n for 5 t o 6 h o u r s . T h e r e m a i n i n g viscous o i l y residue was washed r e p e a t e d l y w i t h b o i l i n g water. A n o v o l a k w i t h the P / N f r a c t i o n was p r e p a r e d as described above w i t h 1:1 b y v o l u m e p h e n o l a n d P / N f r a c t i o n a n d h a l f o f the a m o u n t of f o r m a l d e h y d e . Initial wood-gluing testing w i t h this novolak indicates wood failure rather t h a n glueline f a i l u r e .

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T o prepare m a t e r i a l for gel t e s t i n g , 2 moles o f p a r a f o r m a l d e h y d e were a d d e d per m o l e o f p h e n o l i c h y d r o x y l . T h e p H was v a r i e d b y a d d i n g aqueous 5 0 % ( w / w ) N a O H dropwise w i t h r a p i d s t i r r i n g . A l l o f t h i s was done i n the disposable b o r o s i l i c a t e test t u b e . T o t a l a m o u n t o f a l l r e s i n f o r m u l a t i o n i n the test t u b e was always a d j u s t e d t o 5.0 g. T h e p y r o l y s i s oils were u s u a l l y s o l u b i l i z e d first b y a d d i n g sufficient N a O H . Results and Discussion F a s t P y r o l y s i s G l o b a l R e a c t i o n s . T h e p y r o l y s i s o f b i o m a s s occurs t h r o u g h a large n u m b e r o f reactions t h a t c a n be g r o u p e d i n t o : 1) d e h y d r a t i o n reactions t h a t f o r m c h a r , w a t e r , a n d a s m a l l a m o u n t o f c a r b o n oxides; a n d 2) d e p o l y m e r i z a t i o n reactions t h a t f o r m m o n o m e r fragments, m o n o m e r s , a n d o l i g o m e r s , w h i c h are o f interest for p h e n o l i c adhesive p r o d u c t i o n . H o w e v e r , as s h o w n i n F i g u r e 4, the p o l y m e r fragments are very reactive, a n d they q u i t e r e a d i l y u n dergo secondary reactions t o f o r m gases a n d m o r e stable o r g a n i c c o m p o u n d s (e.g., p o l y c y c l i c a r o m a t i c t a r s ) . A t low t e m p e r a t u r e s , the d e h y d r a t i o n reactions t h a t favor char f o r m a t i o n are faster t h a n t h e d e p o l y m e r i z a t i o n reactions t h a t f o r m p r i m a r y p y r o l y s i s o i l v a p o r s . However, the d e p o l y m e r i z a t i o n reactions are s t r o n g l y favored at elevated t e m p e r a t u r e s . C o n s e q u e n t l y , i t is necessary t o q u i c k l y heat the b i o m a s s p a r t i c l e s to elevated t e m p e r a t u r e s ( > 4 0 0 ° C ) to m a x i m i z e the p y r o l y s i s o i l y i e l d s a n d t h e n t o r a p i d l y c o o l the p r o d u c t v a p o r s . T h i s r a p i d h e a t i n g requires a large heat flux be p r o v i d e d t o the b i o m a s s s u r face, w h i c h c o n v e n t i o n a l l y w o u l d be achieved by u s i n g very h i g h t e m p e r a t u r e s . However, t h e presence o f the h i g h t e m p e r a t u r e s has the u n d e s i r a b l e effect of excessively h e a t i n g the o i l vapors t o cause some o f t h e m t o decompose t o gases (15). A n a l t e r n a t e m e t h o d o f s u p p l y i n g the large heat fluxes is to use a heat transfer m e c h a n i s m t h a t has a r e l a t i v e l y large heat transfer coefficient. F o r a c h i e v i n g these heat transfer p h e n o m e n a i n a c h e m i c a l reactor, a n e x t e r n a l l y heated v o r t e x t u b e was selected (16). T h e advantage o f t h i s reactor s y s t e m

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#79, 15% water, pH 2.8 Whole Oil I DiMotw In EtOAc/FIIter

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ι

EtOAc Insol: 29%

I

EtOAc Sol: 71% —Water -NaHC0

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P/N: 26%

Figure 3. Pine sawdust pyrolysis o i l fractionation scheme. Yields are on a dry basis.

Secondary Tare

Macropolymerlc Blomaee Solids

Monomerlc Primary Vapors

Ollgomerlc Liquids Macropolymer Char Solids • H 0• C0 2

X

Secondary Gaeee

F i g u r e 4. B i o m a s s p y r o l y s i s g l o b a l m e c h a n i s m .

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is the h i g h y i e l d s of p y r o l y s i s oils a n d the h i g h heat transfer possible f r o m the w a l l t o the b i o m a s s , w h i c h translates t o a r e l a t i v e l y s m a l l reactor w i t h a h i g h

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throughput

(10).

O i l C o l l e c t i o n . T a b l e I shows the t e m p e r a t u r e of the process s t r e a m as i t passed t h r o u g h the heat exchangers, as w e l l as the a m o u n t a n d m o i s t u r e content of condensate collected at each l o c a t i o n . F o r R u n 83, t h i s o i l c o l l e c t i o n t r a i n d e m o n s t r a t e d a wet o i l recovery of 6 7 % of the d r y feedstock for a mass closure of 9 4 % . T h e wet o i l c o n t a i n e d a n average of 1 8 % water of p y r o l y s i s for a recovered y i e l d of 5 5 % d r y p y r o l y s i s o i l .

T a b l e I. P r i m a r y O i l C o l l e c t i o n T r a i n ( R u n 83)

Exit Temperature °C 15-Inch-diameter c y c l o n i c condenser 1-Inch-diameter transfer l i n e H X R 3-Inch-diameter v o r t e x condenser Dry-ice trap C o a l e s c i n g filter Total

50 40 30 -17 -17

Weight Percent of Dry Oil

H 0 Weight Percent in Wet Oil

50 21

20 10 8 30 31 18

23 11 5 100

2

T h e c o l l e c t i o n of the p y r o l y s i s oils is difficult due t o t h e i r tendency t o f o r m aerosols a n d also due t o the v o l a t i l e n a t u r e of m a n y of the o i l c o n s t i t u e n t s . A s the aerosols agglomerate i n t o larger droplets, they c a n be removed b y c y c l o n i c separators. However, the s u b m i c r o n aerosols cannot be efficiently collected b y c y c l o n i c or i n e r t i a l techniques, a n d c o l l e c t i o n b y i m p a c t of the aerosols due to t h e i r B r o w n i a n or r a n d o m m o t i o n m u s t be u t i l i z e d . A coalescing filter is r e l a t i v e l y p o r o u s , b u t i t contains a large surface area for the aerosol p a r t i c l e s to i m p a c t b y B r o w n i a n m o t i o n as t h e y are swept t h r o u g h b y the p y r o l y s i s gases. O n c e the aerosol droplets i m p a c t the filter fibers, t h e y are c a p t u r e d a n d coalesce i n t o large drops t h a t c a n flow d o w n the fibers a n d be collected. P y r o l y s i s Y i e l d s . Before the present c o l l e c t i o n s y s t e m h a d been developed, mass a n d e l e m e n t a l balances showed t h a t the y i e l d s of o x y g e n a t e d p y r o l y s i s oils generated i n the v o r t e x reactor m u s t be very h i g h a n d t h a t the observed large lack of mass balance closure c o u l d not be due t o large water y i e l d s . B a s e d o n e l e m e n t a l a n a l y s i s of the char, o i l , a n d gases, a char y i e l d of 1 2 . 7 % corresponds to c a l c u l a t e d y i e l d s of 6 9 % o i l v a p o r s , 1 4 % water, a n d 4 . 3 % gases. W i t h o u t the recycle l o o p , gas y i e l d s have been observed to be i n the 3 t o 4 % range of the p y r o l y z e d feedstock. However, w i t h the recycle l o o p i n s t a l l e d , the gas y i e l d s

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were seen t o increase t o a b o u t 1 4 % due t o a n increase i n the c r a c k i n g of the o i l v a p o r s t o a c h a r a c t e r i s t i c a l l y different slate of p e r m a n e n t gases (15).

Minor

changes i n the o p e r a t i o n of t h e v o r t e x reactor are e x p e c t e d t o reduce the gas y i e l d s i n the f u t u r e a n d t o result i n e n h a n c e d p y r o l y s i s o i l y i e l d s . P h e n o l i c s / N e u t r a l s f o r A d h e s i v e s . T h e f r a c t i o n a t i o n scheme d e s c r i b e d i n F i g u r e 3 allowed the i s o l a t i o n o f 2 1 % t o 3 1 % of the s t a r t i n g o i l as a P / N f r a c t i o n ,

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as s h o w n i n T a b l e I I . T h i s f r a c t i o n consists o f 7 3 % p h e n o l i c s , e x t r a c t able b y aqueous s o d i u m h y d r o x i d e s o l u t i o n f r o m a n e t h y l acetate s o l u t i o n , a n d 2 7 % neutrals.

T h e t o t a l y i e l d of the P / N f r a c t i o n was r e p r o d u c i b l e (cf.

r u n s 79

a n d 83 i n T a b l e I I ) . I s o l a t i o n of the P / N f r a c t i o n f r o m o i l s condensed f r o m the c y c l o n e a n d t r a n s f e r - l i n e heat exchanger i n d i c a t e s t h a t the P / N f r a c t i o n p r e d o m i n a t e s i n the t r a n s f e r - l i n e heat exchanger condensate.

E x p e r i m e n t 78

was collected f r o m the c y c l o n i c condenser, a n d t h u s , the results c o m p a r e w e l l w i t h those f r o m e x p e r i m e n t 81 A .

T a b l e I I . F r a c t i o n a t i o n of S a w d u s t P y r o l y s i s O i l s Y i e l d s (% o n d r y o i l basis) Ethyl Acids

Phenols/

Experiment

Acetate

Water

No.

Insoluble

Soluble

78

43

25

6

21

79

29

37

7

26

81

23

39

7

31

8 1 A - cyclone

45

26

5

23

8 1 B - heat exchanger

20

28

9

47

Neutrals

T h e typical whole o i l contained about 6.2% and 0.4% phenolic hydroxy and c a r b o x y l i c a c i d contents, respectively. T h e P / N f r a c t i o n c o n t a i n e d 6 . 6 % p h e n o l i c h y d r o x y a n d n o c a r b o x y l i c a c i d content, whereas, the acids f r a c t i o n c o n t a i n e d 9 . 2 % a n d 0 . 9 % o f p h e n o l i c h y d r o x y a n d c a r b o x y l i c a c i d contents, respectively. T h e a p p a r e n t m o l e c u l a r weight d i s t r i b u t i o n s of selected f r a c t i o n s of i s o l a t e d o i l c o m p o n e n t s are s h o w n i n F i g u r e 5.

T h e phenols f r a c t i o n c o n t a i n e d the

highest a p p a r e n t m o l e c u l a r weight c o m p o n e n t s , a n d t h e i r a b s o r p t i o n s p e c t r a i n the U V region resembled t h a t of l o w - m o l e c u l a r - w e i g h t l i g n i n s . F r o m the m o l e c u l a r b e a m M S o f the p y r o l y s i s p r o d u c t s o f the P / N f r a c t i o n s , a n u m b e r of p h e n o l i c c o m p o u n d s were detected:

guaiacol

(2-methoxyphenol)

( m / z 124), catechols ( m / z 110), isomers o f s u b s t i t u t e d 2 - m e t h o x y p h e n o l s a l k y l groups such as m e t h y l ( m / z 138), v i n y l ( m / z 150),

with

3-hydroxy-propen(l)-

y l ( m / z 180), a l l y l ( m / z 164), h y d r o x y e t h y l ( m / z 168), a n d e t h y l (152), m o s t l i k e l y i n the para p o s i t i o n .

I n a d d i t i o n , a few c a r b o h y d r a t e - d e r i v e d

compo-

nents are also present i n t h i s f r a c t i o n such as f u r f u r y l a l c o h o l a n d o t h e r f u r f u r a l derivatives.

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W h o l e Oil

Acids

F i g u r e 5. H i g h - p e r f o r m a n c e size e x c l u s i o n c h r o m a t o g r a m s o f pine sawdust p y r o l y s i s oils a n d fractions o f acids, phenols, a n d n e u t r a l s c o n t a i n e d i n the e t h y l acetate soluble o i l .

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F r o m the p r o t o n N M R o f the P / N f r a c t i o n , of the t o t a l p r o t o n i n t e n s i t y , the a r o m a t i c p r o t o n s (6.5 t o 10 p p m ) c o n s t i t u t e 5 2 % , the a l i p h a t i c (1.5 t o 3.5 p p m ) a b o u t 2 0 % , a n d the m e t h o x y region (3.0 t o 4.2 p p m ) 3 0 % , w h i c h is i n agreement w i t h the p r o p o s e d c o m p o u n d s o b t a i n e d f r o m the m o l e c u l a r b e a m M S pyrolysis experiment. T h e

1 3

C - N M R s p e c t r a o f the P / N f r a c t i o n also i n d i c a t e d

m i x t u r e s o f c o m p o u n d s w i t h a r o m a t i c c a r b o n s i n the 110 t o 148 p p m r e g i o n , a

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very p r o n o u n c e d m e t h o x y peak at 55.6 p p m , a n d a l i p h a t i c c a r b o n s . P r e l i m i n a r y A d h e s i v e T e s t i n g R e s u l t s . P h e n o l at a p H o f 11 w i t h t w i c e the m o l a r a m o u n t o f f o r m a l d e h y d e was c o m p a r e d w i t h C a s c o p h e n 313 ( c o m m e r c i a l s o f t w o o d p l y w o o d r e s i n b y B o r d e n C h e m i c a l s ) . A t 124 ° C , C a s c o p h e n 313 t o o k 12.2 m i n u t e s t o g e l , whereas, the p h e n o l w i t h a d d e d p a r a f o r m a l d e h y d e d i d not gel even after 30 m i n u t e s . T a b l e I I I .

T a b l e I I I . G e l T i m e s for C a s c o p h e n a n d P h e n o l i c s / N e u t r a l s from Pyrolysis Oils

pH

Temperature

Gel Time,

Equivalent

Percent

^C

Minutes

Cascophen T i m e

Equivalent T i m e

118

15.3

125

12.2

130

9.7

Cascophen

1

Phenols/Neutrals

2

9.0

3

127

12.0

11.1

9.5

4

127

5.2

11.1

9.5

124

3.7

12.6

9.5

112

6.2

18.2

29 34

9.5

101

10.8

23.4

46

9.5

89

24J)

29J)

-

h g C a s c o p h e n + 0.2 m L o f 5 0 % N a O H , p H 11.5.

x

2

4g

Phenol/neutrals from

sawdust

p y r o l y s i s oils reacted

with

1

g

p a r a f o r m a l d e h y d e a n d 0.5 m L of 5 0 % N a O H . 3

0 . 2 m L of 5 0 % N a O H .

4

0 . 4 m L of 5 0 % N a O H .

O f the v a r i o u s f r a c t i o n s of p y r o l y s i s o i l , o n l y the P / N f r a c t i o n gave a p o s i t i v e gel test u n d e r these c o n d i t i o n s . I n p r e l i m i n a r y gel t e s t i n g o f the P / N e x t r a c t , a r b i t r a r i l y 1 g o f p a r a f o r m a l d e h y d e was a d d e d to 4 g o f the e x t r a c t . T h e p H of

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the e x t r a c t was a d j u s t e d b y a d d i n g 0.2 t o 0.8 m L of 5 0 % ( w / w ) N a O H . T h e r e a p p e a r e d t o be a s t r o n g buffering o f the p H b y the e x t r a c t at a p H o f 9.5. C a s c o p h e n 313 was used for c o m p a r i s o n . T h e i n f o r m a t i o n o b t a i n e d is presented i n T a b l e I I I . A t 0.5 m L of a d d e d N a O H , the gel t i m e of the P / N f r a c t i o n was m u c h shorter t h a n t h a t of the C a s c o p h e n , w i t h a gel t i m e of o n l y 2 9 % t h a t o f C a s c o p h e n at 124 ° C , at 112 ° C , i t was 3 4 % ; a n d at 101 ° C i t was 4 6 % t h a t o f C a s c o p h e n . A t the o r i g i n a l p H of 3 o f the P / N f r a c t i o n , there was no g e l l i n g o f the m i x t u r e even at 132 ° C w i t h the same a m o u n t o f a d d e d p a r a f o r m a l d e h y d e . T h e n o v o l a k s p r e p a r e d were characterized b y s o l i d - s t a t e C - N M R spec­ t r a . T h e peaks i n the C - N M R s p e c t r a o b t a i n e d i n t h i s s t u d y were assigned o n the basis of c o m p a r i s o n s w i t h s o l u t i o n - a n d s o l i d - s t a t e C - N M R of n o ­ v o l a k s (12) a n d s o l u t i o n - s t a t e l i g n i n N M R s p e c t r a (17, 18). T h e s p e c t r a o f a p h e n o l - f o r m a l d e h y d e n o v o l a k a n d s i m i l a r n o v o l a k i n w h i c h 5 0 % b y v o l u m e of the p h e n o l was replaced b y the P / N f r a c t i o n f r o m the fast p y r o l y s i s o f p i n e sawdust are c o m p a r e d i n F i g u r e 6. T h e a u t h e n t i c n o v o l a k ( F i g u r e 6a) p r o d u c e d m a i n peaks ( f r o m d e c o n v o l u t i o n ) at 150, 130, a n d 120 p p m c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o hydroxy-substituted aromatic carbons, unsubstituted meia-aromatic carbons, a n d u n s u b s t i t u t e d p a r a - a r o m a t i c carbons, respectively; a n d i n the a l i p h a t i c re­ g i o n , the m a i n peaks are at 35 a n d 40 p p m , assigned t o ortho-para m e t h y l e n e bridges a n d para-para m e t h y l e n e bridges, respectively. T h e presence a n d i n t e n ­ sity o f s u c h peaks c o r r e s p o n d t o the f o r m a t i o n o f r a n d o m n o v o l a k s as discussed by B r y s o n et a l . (12). O n s u b s t i t u t i o n o f p h e n o l w i t h the P / N f r a c t i o n ( F i g ­ ure 6 b ) , the key peaks o f the r a n d o m n o v o l a k r e m a i n , b u t peaks c h a r a c t e r i s t i c of the types o f p h e n o l i c c o m p o u n d s present also appear such as at 155 p p m (metaa r o m a t i c carbons a t t a c h e d t o m e t h o x y g r o u p s ) , 55 p p m ( m e t h o x y g r o u p s ) , a n d 20 p p m ( a l i p h a t i c groups). K e y differences between the a u t h e n t i c n o v o l a k a n d the P / N - s u b s t i t u t e d n o v o l a k are i n r e l a t i v e p e a k intensities. W h i l e the r a t i o of u n s u b s t i t u t e d m et a- a r o m a t i c carbons t o ortho-para m e t h y l e n e bridges (130 t o 35 p p m ) i n the a u t h e n t i c s a m p l e is r o u g h l y 7:1, the r a t i o i n the P / N n o v o l a k is a p ­ p r o x i m a t e l y 4:1 ( 6 0 % o f the o r i g i n a l value). S u c h a difference is e x p e c t e d , since the P / N n o v o l a k contains a n u m b e r of met α-substituted m e t h o x y c o m p o u n d s . T h e p h e n o l - f o r m a l d e h y d e novolak has a higher r a t i o o f h y d r o x y - s u b s t i t u t e d a r o ­ m a t i c c a r b o n s (150 p p m ) to u n s u b s t i t u t e d m e t a - a r o m a t i c carbons (130 p p m ) t h a n the P / N n o v o l a k ( 4 0 % versus 3 0 % ) . 1 3

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A few p r e l i m i n a r y resols have also been m a d e w i t h a 5 0 % replacement of p h e n o l b y the P / N f r a c t i o n o f the w o o d o i l . Tests have s h o w n these adhesives t o have shear strengths a n d w o o d f a i l u r e c o m p a r a b l e t o t h a t o b t a i n e d w i t h B o r d e n ' s C a s c o p h e n 313. T h i s work is i n progress. T e c h n o e c o n o m i c A s s e s s m e n t . A l t h o u g h the use of f r a c t i o n a t e d p y r o l y s i s oils as adhesives is s t i l l i n the e a r l y phases of development, a t e c h n o l o g i c a l as­ sessment o f the process was m a d e u s i n g the best p r o j e c t i o n s a v a i l a b l e for the y i e l d s a n d o p e r a t i n g c o n d i t i o n s . A d e t a i l e d process flowsheet was m a d e w i t h mass a n d energy balances a r o u n d each m a j o r piece o f e q u i p m e n t . T h e e q u i p ­ ment was sized a n d t h e n v a l u a t e d u s i n g d a t a f r o m the l i t e r a t u r e . T h e costs

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for i n s t a l l e d e q u i p m e n t were c a l c u l a t e d u s i n g s t a n d a r d cost factors (19). All costs were u p d a t e d t o f o u r t h q u a r t e r 1986 d o l l a r s u s i n g the C E cost i n d e x . T h e process flowsheet i n c l u d e d a feedstock d r y i n g step u s i n g waste process heat. T h e d r y i n g step has a significant cost, b u t any m o i s t u r e i n the feedstock w o u l d be e v a p o r a t e d first i n the p y r o l y s i s step a n d t h e n a c c u m u l a t e d i n the process where i t w o u l d have t o be e v a p o r a t e d a g a i n w i t h p r e m i u m heat i n the i n c i n ­ e r a t i o n section o f the furnace. S t e a m was used as the carrier gas at a weight r a t i o o f 1.33 t i m e s t h a t o f the feedstock. T h e energy for the d r y i n g step w o u l d be o b t a i n e d f r o m the c o o l i n g a n d c o n d e n s a t i o n o f the p y r o l y s i s process s t r e a m . T h e e x t r a c t i o n of the P / N f r a c t i o n was assumed to be b y the use o f Ε A as the solvent. T h e E A soluble acids were removed by a n aqueous s o d i u m c a r b o n a t e w a s h . T h e aqueous phase was first heated t o b o i l off the E A , w h i c h has a s i g ­ nificant s o l u b i l i t y i n w a t e r . T h e water-soluble organics were t h e n c o n c e n t r a t e d i n triple-effect evaporators p r i o r t o t h e i r i n c i n e r a t i o n i n the convection section of the p y r o l y s i s furnace. T h e economics o f the p r o d u c t i o n of the P / N f r a c t i o n were e v a l u a t e d for a 1 5 % interest rate over a 20-year a m o r t i z a t i o n p e r i o d . T h e p r o d u c t i o n costs were s h o w n t o be a s t r o n g f u n c t i o n o f p l a n t size a n d feedstock costs as s h o w n i n F i g u r e 7. T h e cost t o p r o d u c e the P / N f r a c t i o n was p r o j e c t e d t o be a b o u t $0.10 per p o u n d i n a p l a n t c o n s u m i n g 1,000 T P D feedstock cost­ i n g $10 per d r y t o n . P r o d u c t i o n i n a s m a l l 250 T P D p l a n t w o u l d a d d a b o u t $0.06 per p o u n d . Increasing the feedstock cost t o $40 per d r y t o n w o u l d a d d $0.07 per p o u n d o f P / N . I f the p l a n t were t o be i n t e g r a t e d w i t h a n e x i s t i n g forest p r o d u c t s m i l l , some o f the costs r e l a t e d t o feedstock p r e p a r a t i o n w o u l d be c o n s i d e r a b l y reduced. It was c o n c l u d e d t h a t t h i s process has considerable economic p o t e n t i a l i f i t is developed p r o p e r l y a n d the a s s u m p t i o n s m a d e are verified t h r o u g h a d d i t i o n a l research a n d development. Conclusions Fast p y r o l y s i s o f b i o m a s s provides a m e t h o d for the p r o d u c t i o n of phenolics t h a t has the p o t e n t i a l t o replace at least 5 0 % or m o r e o f the p h e n o l i n p h e n o l f o r m a l d e h y d e t h e r m o s e t t i n g resins. T h e gel tests i n d i c a t e t h a t the P / N f r a c t i o n s f r o m p i n e sawdust p y r o l y s i s w i t h p a r a f o r m a l d e h y d e have shorter gel t i m e s t h a n c o m m e r c i a l p l y w o o d resins s u c h as C a s c o p h e n 313, even w i t h o u t p r e p o l y m e r f o r m a t i o n . A n o v o l a k f o r m u l a t i o n has been p r e p a r e d u s i n g 1:1 b y v o l u m e of p h e n o l a n d P / N f r a c t i o n a n d a b o u t h a l f o f the a m o u n t o f f o r m a l d e h y d e t h a t w o u l d be used t h a n i f p h e n o l alone were e m p l o y e d . V e r y p r o m i s i n g resols have also been m a d e w i t h a s i m i l a r s u b s t i t u t i o n o f the P / N f r a c t i o n for p h e n o l . W o o d t e s t i n g a n d resin f o r m u l a t i o n development are o n g o i n g a c t i v i t i e s . T h e p r o j e c t e d economics suggest t h a t a d d i t i o n a l research a n d development o f t h i s process are fully warranted.

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