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The concept of co-pyrolysis of biomass and conventional fossil fuel offers various advantages such as higher liquid product yield and higher char conversion than if the coal and biomass particles were processed individually. In the case of added value fuel production such as diesel and gasoline, the maximization of the fraction of pyrolysis oil is the foremost objective. At the same time, the produced char and permanent gases should be properly used for the isothermal and stable operation of the pyrolysis process. This study presents an integrated model of co-pyrolysis in ASPEN Plus for the production of advanced hydrocarbons aiming to determine the conditions under which the process performance is maximized. The methodology for the design and modeling of each main unit of the system (i.e., the pyrolysis plant, the oil upgrading unit, and char exploitation plant) is described in detail. Simulation runs were performed for various blending ratios from 0% to 100% of coal to biomass, aiming for the optimum de...