The EFB biooil production plant is shown in Fig. 2. EFB is dried
and ground prior to being fed into the fluidized-bed pyrolysis reactor.
The fluidized-bed pyrolysis reactor was chosen due to its potential
to scale up, as well as its operational flexibility. High
efficiency cyclones remove solid matter, mostly sand and char,
from the gas exiting the pyrolysis reactor. Vapor is sharply condensed
by two indirect heat exchangers, thereby yielding biooil.
Char from the cyclone and non-condensable gases recycled from
the cooler 2 are sent to the combustor to provide heat for the pyrolysis
process.