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. 2022 Dec 27;37(2):1131–1150. doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c03647

Table 2. Process Parameters for the Overall Biocrude Upgrading Process Considered in the Analysis.

process parameter value
storage capacity biocrude (h) 12.00
preheated biocrude temperature before pumping (deg. C) 40.00
guard reactor temperature 290.00
guard reactor pressure 100.00
guard reactor hydrogen consumption (Nm3/m3 feed) 574
guard reactor hydrogen reacted (% wt. feed) 0.52
guard reactor catalyst WHSV (kg/kg/h) 0.40
guard reactor catalyst lifetime (h) 16000.00
hydrotreating temperature 360.00
hydrotreating pressure 100.00
hydrotreating hydrogen consumption (Nm3/m3 feed) 1747
hydrotreating hydrogen reacted (% wt. feed) 1.57
hydrotreating catalyst WHSV (kg/kg/h) 0.40
hydrotreating catalyst lifetime (h) 16000.00
hydrocracking temperature (deg. C) 370.00
hydrocracking pressure (bar-g) 100.00
hydrocracking hydrogen consumption (Nm3/m3) 2400.00
hydrocracking hydrogen reacted (% wt. feed) 5.4
hydrocracking catalyst WHSV (kg/kg/h) 0.50
hydrocracking catalyst lifetime (h) 16000.00
temperature at three-phase high-pressure separator (deg. C) 40.00
pressure at three-phase high-pressure separator 100.00
temperature at three-phase low-pressure separator (deg. C) 240.00
pressure at three-phase low-pressure separator 2.00
inlet temperature at distillation column (deg. C) 400.00
pressure distillation column (bar-g) 1.013
naphtha cut-off temperature at distillation (deg. C) 95
diesel cut-off temperature at distillation (deg. C) 210
heavy-fraction cut-off boiling point (deg. C) 310.00
diesel range cut-off boiling point (deg. C) 210.00
naphtha cut-off boiling point (deg. C) 80.00
amine absorber temperature (deg. C) 40.00
amine absorber pressure (bar-g) 30.00
make-up amine consumption (% wt. feed gas) 7.00
heating amine plant (MJ/kg feed gas) 0.272
net cooling amine plant (MJ/kg feed gas) 0.40
electric power consumption amine plant (kWh/kg feed gas) 46.50