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Figure 5 GCMS spectra illustrating changes in poplar wood pyrolysis oil composition as pyrolysis temperature increases from (a) 400ºC to (b) 500ºC

ways described previously. The dominant deoxygenation path- way will be important due to the relatively high oxygen content in the RCO. Hydrodeoxygenation to produce H 2 O will consume hydro- gen, reduce the effective H/C, and potentially increase coke yield. Decarboxylation to CO 2 or decar- bonylation to CO will consume car- bon that otherwise could be used to produce more desired product. While deoxygenation is inevitable, the design of the catalyst may be able to influence which pathway is dominant. Conclusion As new regulations drive refin - ers to develop more sustainable processes to produce fuels and chemicals, they are exploring co-feeding renewable and recy- clable feedstocks. The properties and upgradability of these alter- nate feedstocks will be diverse and very dependent on the origin and process used to prepare the RCO. Unsurprisingly, the FCC unit will be valuable for upgrading these diverse feeds into fuels and chem- icals, as the FCC unit has been an asset in the refinery for its ability to tolerate variability in feedstock properties for the last 70 years. Similarly, the correct choice of FCC catalyst will be needed to process this ever-changing feed slate, and, at BASF, we remain committed to creating chemistry to enable refiners

as they transition to more sustaina- ble solutions.

PhD degree in chemical engineering from University of California, Davis. Marco J Castaldi is Professor of Chemical Engineering at The City University of New York, City College and Director of the Earth Engineering Center. He also directs the Combustion and Catalysis Laboratory at City College that focuses research efforts on understanding combustion and catalytic performance and mechanisms applied to carbon based conversion technologies. He holds a BS, MS and PhD all in chemical engineering and is a Technical Fellow of The American Institute of Chemical Engineers and The American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He was recently awarded the Fulbright Global Scholar award for his work on thermal conversion of waste to recover energy and materials. Snehesh S Ail is a postdoc at the Chemical Engineering Department at the City College of New York and the Associate Director of Earth Engineering Center | CCNY. His research activities focus on biofuels, combustion, and catalysis. He manages the applied research programs at EEC | CCNY sponsored by operating companies and industry consortia in the field of sustainable waste management and conversion. He completed his PhD in the Combustion Gasification and Propulsion Laboratory at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and has a chemical and mechanical engineering background. Golam S Chowdhury is a master’s student of the Chemical Engineering department at the City College of New York. His research activities focus on the investigation of pyrolysis of waste. He completed his BS in chemical engineering and polymer science from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh.

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