Evaluation of Biomass-Derived Distillate Fuel as Renewable Heating Oil

Mante, Ofei D.; Butcher, Thomas A.; Wei, George; Trojanowski, Rebecca; Sanchez, Vicente

doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5b01751

Title: Evaluation of Biomass-Derived Distillate Fuel as Renewable Heating Oil

Journal Article · Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Energy and Fuels

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5b01751· OSTI ID:1389225

Mante, Ofei D. ^[1]; Butcher, Thomas A. ^[2]; Wei, George ^[2]; Trojanowski, Rebecca ^[2]; Sanchez, Vicente ^[3]

Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
KiOR, Inc., Pasadena, TX (United States)

The utilization of advanced biofuels in stationary applications, such as home heating, is considered as an early entry point for biomass-derived fuels into the distillate fuel market sector. Two renewable fuels produced by a biomass fluidized catalytic cracking (BFCC) process, followed by hydroprocessing and fractionation, were tested. The evaluation was performed on a pure (100%) distillate fraction, 50% blend of the distillate fraction with petroleum-based heating oil, and 20% blend of a heavier gas oil fraction. Combustion experiments were carried out in a transparent quartz chamber and a typical oil-fired residential boiler. The flame stability, size, and shape produced by the fuels were examined. The flue gas was analyzed for O₂, CO, NO_x, and smoke. The elastomer compatibility test was performed with nitrile slabs at 43 °C for 1 month. Fuel stability was examined at 80 °C for 1 week. The results from the combustion studies suggest that the distillate fuel blends could be used as alternative fuels to No. 2 heating oil, even up to 100% without any operational issues. The distillate fuels were found to be stable. and the nitrile slab volume swell (~10%) suggests that the fuel could be compatible to legacy elastomers.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1389225

Report Number(s):: BNL-114132-2017-JA

Journal Information:: Energy and Fuels, Vol. 29, Issue 10; ISSN 0887-0624

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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