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Wykowski, J.

AOTA Energy Consultants LLC, Houston, Texas

Jim Wykowski is a consultant with AOTA Energy Consultants and was previously an Engineering Manager for ExxonMobil Chemicals. He has worked in the refining and chemical industries for 35 years and has experience in technical services, research and operations. He holds a BS degree in chemical engineering from the University of Southern California and an MSChE degree from the University of Delaware.

Commercialization of pyrolysis oil in existing refineries—Part 2

Hydrocarbon Processing / February 2017
AOTA Energy Consultants LLC: Arbogast, S.  |  Bellman, D.  |  Paynter, D.  |  Wykowski, J.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Baldwin, R. M.
Process Optimization / Refining / Crude oil / Treating

In Part 1 of this article, economic incentives were estimated for relaxing the requirement that biocrude entering the refinery infrastructure be oxygen (O2)-free. It was concluded that an accurate estimate of these incentives is not possible without a significant amount of additional data. Part 2 examines key issues that must be addressed and the associated data needed for this constraint to be relaxed.

Commercialization of pyrolysis oil in existing refineries—Part 1

Hydrocarbon Processing / January 2017
AOTA Energy Consultants LLC: Arbogast, S.  |  Bellman, D.  |  Paynter, D.  |  Wykowski, J.
Environment & Safety / Process Optimization / Refining / Biofuels / Economics

In Part 1 of this article, the incentives and information needed to relax the constraints of being O<sub>2</sub>-free are outlined. The authors hope that this perspective provides new directions for improving the economics of using pyoil to produce advanced biofuels (ABFs).

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