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Within the framework of the applied research carried out by ENEL, aimed at utilising non-traditional fuels derived from the renewable resources of the territory, the Thermal Research Centre of Pisa has realized a R&D plant for bio-oil production, through a flash pyrolysis process of vegetable biomass. The Project, that is being carried out in close collaboration with the Umbria Region, is partially financed by EU. The plant has been erected at the ENEL thermoelectric power plant of Bastardo (Perugia). The process unit (RTP-Rapid Thermal Processing) has been developed by the Canadian Ensyn Company, whereas ENEL has designed and constructed the auxiliary facilities. The plant, with a capacity of processing 15 tonnes/day of dry feedstock and capable of producing around 10 tonnes/day of liquid fuel, is the largest plant of this type in Europe. The paper describes the technical characteristics of the plant and the aims of the tests that will be performed with hardwood sawdust and other sorts of feedstocks. The tests are finalized to assess the technical-economic fesibility of the flash-pyrolysis process, a step necessary for the commercialisation of the technology.
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Trebbi, G., Rossi, C., Pedrelli, G. (1997). Plans for the Production and Utilization of Bio-Oil from Biomass Fast Pyrolysis. In: Bridgwater, A.V., Boocock, D.G.B. (eds) Developments in Thermochemical Biomass Conversion. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1559-6_30
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