CPERI, GREECE

CPERI have been investigating the extraction and upgrading of phenolic components in fast pyrolysis liquids for several years. A small fluid bed pyrolyser has been operated to produce liquids (16, 17, 18) from which phenols are extracted then converted into methyl aryl ethers as possible fuel additives (19, 20, 21). The focus of the work has been in chemicals recovery and production and this is discussed in more detail in Chapter 6