RESEARCH ON REUSE OF PAPERMAKING LIGNIN-CONVERSION OF LIGNIN TO BTX BY CATALYTIC PYROLYSIS IN A POWD

Experiments on the catalytic pyrolysis of the papermaking lignin were conduced by using a new type of powder-particle fluidized bed to improve the yield of the light aromatic hydrocarbon, i.e. benzene,toluene, xylene and naphthalene (BTXN), in which the primary decomposition and secondary catalytic reaction occur simultaneously at ambient pressure.The effect of catalyst species, fluidizing gases and pyrolysis temperature on the yield of the BTXN were investigated. The content of sulfur is high in the papermaking lignin, and the volatile matter is effected by the temperature. In the case of the inert media silica sand, the yield and the distribution of the pyrolysis products were almost unchanged under the different kind of atmosphere. In the case of the catalyst CoMo-B with hydrogen atmosphere, the intermediate BTXN yield reached 2.52wt%, dry, 3.3 times as much as that in the case of silica sand.Therefore, in order to obtain valuable BTXN as an intermediate in the pyrolysis as much as possible, it is extremely important to select high sulfur resistance and hydrogenization activity catalyst.