Indirect thermal liquefaction process for producing liquid fuels from biomass
Abstract
A progress report on an indirect liquefaction process to convert biomass type materials to quality liquid hydrocarbon fuels by gasification followed by catalytic liquid fuels synthesis has been presented. A wide variety of feedstocks can be processed through the gasification system to a gas with a heating value of 500 + Btu/SCF. Some feedstocks are more attractive than others with regard to producing a high olefin content. This appears to be related to hydrocarbon content of the material. The H/sub 2//CO ratio can be manipulated over a wide range in the gasification system with steam addition. Some feedstocks require the aid of a water-gas shift catalyst while others appear to exhibit an auto-catalytic effect to achieve the conversion. H/sub 2/S content (beyond the gasification system wet scrubber) is negligible for the feedstocks surveyed. The water gas shift reaction appears to be enhanced with an increase in pyrolysis reactor temperature over the range of 1300 to 1700/sup 0/F. Reactor temperature in the Fischer-Tropsch step is a significant factor with regard to manipulating product composition analysis. The optimum temperature however will probably correspond to maximum conversion to liquid hydrocarbons in the C/sub 5/ - C/sub 17/ range. Continuing research includes integrated systemmore »
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Arizona State Univ., Tempe (USA). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6885361
- Report Number(s):
- COO-2981-61; CONF-800802-24
- DOE Contract Number:
- AS02-76CS40202
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 89. annual meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Portland, OR, USA, 17 Aug 1980
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 09 BIOMASS FUELS; ALKANES; SYNTHESIS; BIOMASS; GASIFICATION; DIESEL FUELS; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; GASOLINE; KEROSENE; PROPANOLS; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BAGASSE; CATALYSIS; GUAYULE; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN SULFIDES; JOJOBA; LIQUEFACTION; NUMERICAL DATA; PEAT; WATER HYACINTHS; WOOD WASTES; ALCOHOLS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DATA; ENERGY SOURCES; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; HYDROXY COMPOUNDS; INFORMATION; LIQUID FUELS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC WASTES; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; PLANTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; RUBBER TREES; SHRUBS; SOLID WASTES; SULFIDES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; TREES; WASTES; 090122* - Hydrocarbon Fuels- Preparation from Wastes or Biomass- (1976-1989); 140504 - Solar Energy Conversion- Biomass Production & Conversion- (-1989)
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Kuester, J L. Indirect thermal liquefaction process for producing liquid fuels from biomass. United States: N. p., 1980.
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Kuester, J L. Indirect thermal liquefaction process for producing liquid fuels from biomass. United States.
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abstractNote = {A progress report on an indirect liquefaction process to convert biomass type materials to quality liquid hydrocarbon fuels by gasification followed by catalytic liquid fuels synthesis has been presented. A wide variety of feedstocks can be processed through the gasification system to a gas with a heating value of 500 + Btu/SCF. Some feedstocks are more attractive than others with regard to producing a high olefin content. This appears to be related to hydrocarbon content of the material. The H/sub 2//CO ratio can be manipulated over a wide range in the gasification system with steam addition. Some feedstocks require the aid of a water-gas shift catalyst while others appear to exhibit an auto-catalytic effect to achieve the conversion. H/sub 2/S content (beyond the gasification system wet scrubber) is negligible for the feedstocks surveyed. The water gas shift reaction appears to be enhanced with an increase in pyrolysis reactor temperature over the range of 1300 to 1700/sup 0/F. Reactor temperature in the Fischer-Tropsch step is a significant factor with regard to manipulating product composition analysis. The optimum temperature however will probably correspond to maximum conversion to liquid hydrocarbons in the C/sub 5/ - C/sub 17/ range. Continuing research includes integrated system performance assessment, alternative feedstock characterization (through gasification) and factor studies for gasification (e.g., catalyst usage, alternate heat transfer media, steam usage, recycle effects, residence time study) and liquefaction (e.g., improved catalysts, catalyst activity characterization).},
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