Applied Pyrolysis Research
Frontier Laboratories: Advancing Applied Pyrolysis Research
Frontier Laboratories developed two types of micro reactors which enable acceleration of research findings in catalysis research and applied pyrolysis research. Our single micro reactor allows rapid evaluation of catalysts, developed catalytic conversions of bioethanol or Sync gas
Fischer-Tropsch reaction using Rapid catalyst screening reactor
The Fischer-Tropsch (FT) process (converting CO and H2 to liquid fuels) has been the subject of considerable study for many years. Efforts continue to develop new catalysts in an on-going attempt to increase the product yield and selectivity of the FT process. This technical note describes the analysis of products generated by the FT process with a ruthenium (Ru) catalyst using Rapid catalyst Screening Reactor (RSR)-GC/MS. A typical chromatogram of the products formed by the FT reaction with a Ru catalyst is shown in Fig. 2. A few alkanes and alkenes ranging from C2 to C17 were observed. The peak areas of these peaks can be used to calculate the relative concentration of each compound. Clearly, RSR-GC/MS is useful for the evaluation of catalysts developed for the FT process.
Conversion of Jatropha press cake to BTEX using Tandem micro-Reactor GC/MS system
Pressing the seeds of Jatropha, a tropical tree, yields, by weight, 20-30 wt% crude bio-oil and 80-70 wt% press cake. The conversion of the press cake to useful chemicals is of interest. This note illustrates a two-step process which converts a common feedstock to high-value compounds. First, the Jatropha press cake is pyrolyzed. The pyrolyzates are then converted to hydrocarbons (BTEX) via a catalytic reaction using a zeolite catalyst.The results shown in Fig and 3 clearly demonstrate the easiness and effectiveness of the Tandem ยต-Rector system for online analysis of catalytically converted products of the thermally degraded materials.
