The Control of Fixed-Bed Reactors for Biomass Pyrolysis: An Overview

Abstract

In this paper, a review of the control of fixed-bed reactors for biomass pyrolysis is presented, which is divided into several parts: the mechanism and identification modeling, model reduction methods and system parameter estimation and control methods of fixed-bed reactors etc. Fixed-bed reactors in chemical industry are much similar with those in biomass pyrolysis, so the control methods of fixed-bed reactors in chemical industry can be applied to biomass pyrolysis processes. As a result, some comments are given about control strategies in this field