High-Octane Gasoline from Lignocellulosic Biomass via Syngas and Methanol/Dimethyl Ether Intermediates: 2018 State of Technology and Future Research

Technical Report · Fri Nov 09 00:00:00 EST 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1482324· OSTI ID:1482324

Tan, Eric C. D.  ^[1]; Ruddy, Daniel  ^[1]; Nash, Connor P. ^[1]; Dupuis, Daniel P.  ^[1]; Dutta, Abhijit  ^[1]; Hartley, Damon ^[2]; Cai, Hao ^[3]

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1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
2. Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

This report will update modeled costs for the production of high-octane gasoline via gasification of biomass followed by syngas cleanup and conversion to methanol/dimethyl ether. The 2018 State of Technology will be based on recent bench-scale experimental results. This report will also update previously published information for this conversion pathway in the DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office 2016 Multi-Year Program Plan with current understanding of research goals achievable by 2022 and associated modeled cost reductions. All costs will be updated to a consistent set of assumptions in 2016 dollars.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1482324
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-5100-71957
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

09 BIOMASS FUELS
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
biofuel
thermochemical conversion
indirect gasification
dimethyl ether homologation
high-octane gasoline
process design
techno-economic analysis
sustainability