Dutch researchers convert forestry, agricultural waste into oil

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English.news.cn 2010-09-05 09:08:10

THE HAGUE, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Dutch researchers developed a new method to convert biomass from forestry and agricultural waste into oil as efficiently and cheaply as possible, the University of Twente said Sunday.

Some biofuels are already in production, but the method used now produces pyrolysis oil, which is not yet suitable for processing in existing refineries, said Dr. Sascha Kersten, who is from the university's IMPACT institute.

Pyrolysis oil will only react with hydrogen at high pressure, high temperature, and in the presence of a catalyst.

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