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The objective of the Task is to improve the rate of implementation and success of fast pyrolysis of biomass for fuels and chemicals (where this complements the energetic considerations) by contributing to the resolution of critical technical areas and disseminating relevant information particularly to industry and policy makers. The scope of the Task is to monitor, review, and contribute to the resolution of issues that will permit more successful and more rapid implementation of biomass pyrolysis technology, including identification of opportunities to provide a substantial contribution to bioenergy. This will be achieved by a programme of work which addresses the following priority topics: norms and standards; analysis – methods comparison, developments, database formulation; country updates and state-of-the-art reviews; and fuels and chemicals from pyrolysis
Pyrolysis comprises all steps in a process from reception of biomass in a raw harvested form to delivery of a marketable product as liquid fuel, heat and/or power, chemicals and char by-product. The technology review may focus on the thermal conversion and applications steps, but implementation requires the complete process to be considered. Process components as well as the total process are therefore included in the scope of the Task, which covers optimisation, alternatives, economics, and market assessment.
The work of the Task addresses the concerns and expectations of the following stakeholders: pyrolysis technology developers; bio-oil applications developers; equipment manufacturers; bio-oil users; chemical producers; utilities providers; policy makers; decision makers; investors; planners, and researchers.
Industry is actively encouraged to be involved as Task participants, as contributors to workshops or seminars, as consultants, or as technical reviewers of Task outputs to ensure that the orientation and activities of the Task match or meet their requirements.
Task 34 has been reorganised under new leadership. There are five participants in 2010 as shown below. From January 2010 the Task will continue until the end of the triennium in December 2012.
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