The catalytic upgrading of bio-oils could be implemented in
refineries or petrochemical plants, where it would be an external
feedstock, but also integrated with the pyrolysis process. The immediate
catalytic upgrading of bio-oils in the same reactor,
immediately after they are produced by pyrolysis, is very attractive
due to the significant energy savings which result from the unification of the steps of bio-oil production, conditioning and
upgrading, as can be easily confirmed at the laboratory level.