Bio-oil is a hydrocarbon similar to petrocrude except that the former has more oxygen. Thus, most of the chemicals produced from petroleum can be produced from bio-oil. These include:

• Resins

• Food flavorings

• Agro-chemicals

• Fertilizers

• Levoglucosan

• Adhesives

• Preservatives

• Acetic acid

• Hydroxyacetaldehyde

Transport Fuel Production

Bio-oil contains less hydrogen per carbon (H/C) atom than do conventional transport fuels like diesel and gasoline, but it can be hydrogenated (hydrogen added) to make up for this deficiency and thereby produce transport fuels with a high H/C ratio. The hydrogen required for the hydrogenation reaction nor­mally comes from an external source, but it can also be supplied by reforming a part of the bio-oil into syngas. This method is practiced by Dynamotive, a Canadian company.