Room: Amazon
Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2026
Time: 09:00 - 10:00 CEST
Session code 5BO.2
Integrated biogenic feedstocks into traditional refineries
The Effect of Pyrolysis Oil Co-feeding in Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC): a Lumped Modelling Approach
Short Introductive summary
Co-feeding of Pyrolysis Oil with conventional Vacuum Gas Oil (VGO) in Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) is a promising technological opportunity for transforming bio-oils produced from fast pyrolysis into advanced biofuels. This work deals with the development of a lumped-based FCC process model to describe the effects of SPO co-feeding with VGO in different percentages on the final FCC product distribution, with a special focus on kerosene and diesel yield. The model can also predict a rough estimate of the composition of the produced gasoline, diesel, and heavy fractions.
Presenter
Bernd WITTGENS
SINTEF Industry, Process Technology Dpt., NORWAY
Presenter's biography
Dr. Bernd Wittgens, has a Dipl. Ing. in Process Engineering from RWTH Aachen (Germany) and a PhD in chemical engineering from NTNU (Norway). He is currently working as a senior business developer in SINTEF Industry, primarily with Process design and cost estimation for Biorefineries.
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Co-authors:
F. Bisotti, SINTEF Industry, Trondheim, NORWAY
A. Nazari Khoorasgani, BTG Bioliquids, Enschede, THE NETHERLANDS
E. Perez Guevara, Moeve, Madrid, SPAIN
S. Grams, The German Aerospace Center - DLR, Stuttgart, GERMANY
R. Vanderbosch, Biomass Technology Group - BTG, Enschede, THE NETHERLANDS
B. Wittgens, SINTEF Industry, Trondheim, NORWAY
Session reference: 5BO.2.2