Conversion of cellulosic wastes to liquid hydrocarbon fuels: Vol. 1, Project overview: Final report
An indirect liquefaction approach is used, i.e., gasification to synthesis gas followed by liquefaction of the synthesis gas. The primary virtue of an indirect liquefaction approach for cellulosic type feedstocks is that oxygen contained in the materials is easily separated. Thus the hydrocarbon liquid product is free of oxygenated compounds and can therefore be tailored to match transportation fuel products currently derived from petroleum. Approximately 100 biomass materials were studied as received from private industry, government laboratories and other university laboratories. The feedstock candidates included industrial wastes, agricultural and forest residues and crops that would be deliberately grown for energy conversion purposes. The product of the process is a liquid hydrocarbon transportation grade fuel similar to diesel. This can be upgraded to high octane gasoline via catalytic reforming if desired. The products should be compatible with existing engine designs and fuel distribution and marketing systems. The major virtue of the process is that a renewable, often low valued material is used as the feedstock to produce a quality product.
- Research Organization:
- Arizona State Univ., Tempe (USA). Coll. of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CS40202
- OSTI ID:
- 6959441
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/CS/40202-T19-Vol.1; ON: DE87003646
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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FUELS
HYDROCARBONS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLYSACCHARIDES
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RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SACCHARIDES
SYNTHETIC FUELS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
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