1. Biomass Thermo-chemical Conversion
Manuel Garcia-Perez
Assistant Professor
( PhD., Laval University, Quebec, Canada M.S., Laval University, Quebec, Canada
1998 M.E., University of Orient, Cuba 1995 B.E., University of Orient, Cuba
Research and Teaching
Biomass Thermo-chemical Conversion
Characterization of Thermo-chemical Products.
Bio-fuels and Bio-oil Refineries
Environmental Impact of Thermo-chemical Processes
The title page.

2. Heat Biomass Thermo-chemical Conversion Technologies of Interest
Drying, Thermal Treatment and Torrefaction ( oC)
Pyrolysis ( oC)
Biomass
Heat
Combustion and Incineration (over 1300 oC)
Gasification ( oC)

3. New Thermo-chemical conversion concepts
Fundamentals of biomass thermo-chemical reactions and transport phenomena
New Thermo-chemical conversion concepts
Heat
Reacted Fibers
Diffusion of Products
Cellulose
Cellulose of low DP (Active cellulose)
De-polymerization
+ H2O + CO2+CO O H HO
+ …
H2O + CO2 + CO + chain linked by ether groups
Polysaccharides
(under 300 oC) (slow pyrolysis)
Acid (phosphoric acids) + water catalyzed
H2O CH
Fast
levoglucosenone
Alkali cation inhibited mechanism
Fragmentation
CH3
MULTIPLE REACTIONS

4. Thermally modified wood Torrefaction Products Karl-Fischer Titrator
Characterization of Products from Thermo-chemical Conversion Technologies
UV-VIS
FTIR
UV-Fluorescence
TGA/DSC
Charcoal
Syngas GC
Thermally modified wood
Bio-oil
Combustion gases
GC- MS
Torrefaction Products
Ash Deposits
Karl-Fischer Titrator
AA Spectrometer
Analytical Pyrolysis
GC- FID

5. Crude Materials derived from Biomass
Development of new Bio-refinery Concepts to Produce Transportation Fuels from Crude Materials Derived from Biomass
Methanol or Ethanol
Vegetable Oil
Transesterification
Bio-diesel
Glycerol H2
Vegetable Oil
Hydro-treatment
Green Diesel
Green Jet
Green Gasoline
Green Olefins
                                                          
Studies to develop new Bio-refineries
Transportation Bio-fuels and Green Chemicals
Crude Materials derived from Biomass
Reaction Engineering
Separation Sciences
Ethanol
Bio-diesel
Green Diesel
Green Gasoline
Green Polymers H2
Methanol
Green olefins +
Bio-oil H2
Green Gasoline
Ethanol
Separation, Fermentation and Hydro-treatment
Monomers
Chemicals
Fischer-Tropsch
Green Gasoline
Green Jet
Syngas
Green Diesel
Methanol

6. Bio-fuels in the Real World Fuel properties
Testing New Bio-Fuels
Bio-fuels in the Real World
Fuel properties
Spray and Droplet Combustion Studies
Viscosity
Spray Optimization
Calorific value
Surface Tension d
Droplet Combustion Studies
Density
Flash Point