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Title: The coprocessing of fossil fuels and biomass for CO{sub 2} emission reduction in the transportation sector

Abstract

Research is underway to evaluate the Hydrocarb process for conversion of carbonaceous raw material to clean carbon and methanol products. These products are valuable in the market either as fuel or as chemical commodities. As fuel, methanol and carbon can be used economically, either independently or in slurry form, in efficient heat energies (turbines and internal combustion engines) for both mobile and stationary single and combined cycle power plants. When considering CO{sub 2} emission control in the utilization of fossil fuels, the copressing of those fossil fuels with biomass (which may include, wood, municipal solid waste and sewage sludge) is a viable mitigation approach. By coprocessing both types of feedstock to produce methanol and carbon while sequestering all or part of the carbon, a significant net CO{sub 2} reduction is achieved if the methanol is substituted for petroleum fuels in the transportation sector. The Hydrocarb process has the potential, if the R&D objectives are achieved, to produce alternative transportation fuel from indigenous resources at lower cost than any other biomass conversion process. These comparisons suggest the resulting fuel can significantly displace gasoline at a competitive price while mitigating CO{sub 2} emissions and reducing ozone and other toxics in urban atmospheres.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
  2. Hydrocarb Corp., New York, NY (United States)
  3. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
142498
Report Number(s):
BNL-49732
ON: DE94008873; TRN: AHC29407%%30
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-76CH00016
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Oct 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
09 BIOMASS FUELS; 03 NATURAL GAS; 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; BIOMASS; COPROCESSING; PYROLYSIS; NATURAL GAS; METHANOL FUELS; PRODUCTION; FUEL SUBSTITUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT; CARBON BLACK; COST ESTIMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA

Citation Formats

Steinberg, M, Dong, Yuanji, and Borgwardt, R H. The coprocessing of fossil fuels and biomass for CO{sub 2} emission reduction in the transportation sector. United States: N. p., 1993. Web. doi:10.2172/142498.
Steinberg, M, Dong, Yuanji, & Borgwardt, R H. The coprocessing of fossil fuels and biomass for CO{sub 2} emission reduction in the transportation sector. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/142498
Steinberg, M, Dong, Yuanji, and Borgwardt, R H. 1993. "The coprocessing of fossil fuels and biomass for CO{sub 2} emission reduction in the transportation sector". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/142498. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/142498.
@article{osti_142498,
title = {The coprocessing of fossil fuels and biomass for CO{sub 2} emission reduction in the transportation sector},
author = {Steinberg, M and Dong, Yuanji and Borgwardt, R H},
abstractNote = {Research is underway to evaluate the Hydrocarb process for conversion of carbonaceous raw material to clean carbon and methanol products. These products are valuable in the market either as fuel or as chemical commodities. As fuel, methanol and carbon can be used economically, either independently or in slurry form, in efficient heat energies (turbines and internal combustion engines) for both mobile and stationary single and combined cycle power plants. When considering CO{sub 2} emission control in the utilization of fossil fuels, the copressing of those fossil fuels with biomass (which may include, wood, municipal solid waste and sewage sludge) is a viable mitigation approach. By coprocessing both types of feedstock to produce methanol and carbon while sequestering all or part of the carbon, a significant net CO{sub 2} reduction is achieved if the methanol is substituted for petroleum fuels in the transportation sector. The Hydrocarb process has the potential, if the R&D objectives are achieved, to produce alternative transportation fuel from indigenous resources at lower cost than any other biomass conversion process. These comparisons suggest the resulting fuel can significantly displace gasoline at a competitive price while mitigating CO{sub 2} emissions and reducing ozone and other toxics in urban atmospheres.},
doi = {10.2172/142498},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/142498}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993},
month = {Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993}
}