A Review on the Technical and Economic Prospects of Biofuel Production from Integrated Biomass Gasification and Fischer-Tropsch Processes

2020 ◽  
pp. 283-315
Author(s):  
Karittha Im-orb ◽  
Amornchai Arpornwichanop
Keyword(s):  
Biomass Gasification ◽  
Biofuel Production ◽  
Fischer Tropsch

scholarly journals Techno-economic analysis of production of Fischer-Tropsch liquids via biomass gasification: The effects of Fischer-Tropsch catalysts and natural gas co-feeding

2017 ◽  
Vol 133 ◽  
pp. 153-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Rafati ◽  
Lijun Wang ◽  
David C. Dayton ◽  
Keith Schimmel ◽  
Vinayak Kabadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Biomass Gasification ◽  
Fischer Tropsch

scholarly journals Techno-Economic and Environmental Assessment of Biomass Gasification and Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis Integrated to Sugarcane Biorefineries

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 4576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jéssica Marcon Bressanin ◽  
Bruno Colling Klein ◽  
Mateus Ferreira Chagas ◽  
Marcos Djun Barbosa Watanabe ◽  
Isabelle Lobo de Mesquita Sampaio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emission ◽  
Biomass Gasification ◽  
Tropsch Synthesis ◽  
Fischer Tropsch ◽  
Fischer Tropsch Synthesis ◽  
Energy Cane ◽  
Thermochemical Processes ◽  
Economic Analyses

Large-scale deployment of both biochemical and thermochemical routes for advanced biofuels production is seen as a key climate change mitigation option. This study addresses techno-economic and environmental aspects of advanced liquid biofuels production alternatives via biomass gasification and Fischer–Tropsch synthesis integrated to a typical sugarcane distillery. The thermochemical route comprises the conversion of the residual lignocellulosic fraction of conventional sugarcane (bagasse and straw), together with eucalyptus and energy-cane as emerging lignocellulosic biomass options. This work promotes an integrated framework to simulate the mass and energy balances of process alternatives and incorporates techno-economic analyses and sustainability assessment methods based on a life-cycle perspective. Results show that integrated biorefineries provide greenhouse gas emission reduction between 85–95% compared to the fossil equivalent, higher than that expected from a typical sugarcane biorefinery. When considering avoided emissions by cultivated area, biorefinery scenarios processing energy-cane are favored, however at lower economic performance. Thermochemical processes may take advantage of the integration with the typical sugarcane mills and novel biofuels policies (e.g., RenovaBio) to mitigate some of the risks linked to the implementation of new biofuel technologies.

Co and Fe Catalysed Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis in Biofuel Production

2011 ◽  
Vol 54 (16-18) ◽  
pp. 1302-1308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik Romar ◽  
Riikka Lahti ◽  
Pekka Tynjälä ◽  
Ulla Lassi
Keyword(s):  
Tropsch Synthesis ◽  
Biofuel Production ◽  
Fischer Tropsch ◽  
Fischer Tropsch Synthesis

scholarly journals Advances in membranes and membrane reactors for the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis process for biofuel production

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dalia Liuzzi ◽  
Ekain Fernandez ◽  
Susana Perez ◽  
Enrique Ipiñazar ◽  
Amaya Arteche ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Tropsch Synthesis ◽  
Membrane Reactors ◽  
Biofuel Production ◽  
Synthesis Process ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Fischer Tropsch ◽  
Separation Unit ◽  
Fischer Tropsch Synthesis ◽  
Hydrocarbon Pool

AbstractThe biomass-to-liquid (BtL) process is a promising technology to obtain clean, liquid, second-generation biofuels and chemicals. The BtL process, which comprises several steps, is based upon the gasification of biomass and the catalytic transformation of the syngas that is obtained via the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) reaction, producing a hydrocarbon pool known as syncrude. The FTS process is a well-established technology, and there are currently very large FTS plants operating worldwide that produce liquid fuels and hydrocarbons from natural gas (NG) (gas-to-liquids, GtL process) and coal (coal-to-liquids, CtL process). Due to the limited availability of local biomass, the size of the BtL plants should be downscaled compared to that of a GtL or CtL plant. Since the feasibility of the XtL (X refers to any energy source that can be converted to liquid, including coal, NG, biomass, municipal solid waste, etc.) processes is strongly influenced by the economies of scale, the viability of small-scale BtL plants can be compromised. An interesting approach to overcome this issue is to increase the productivity of the FTS process by developing reactors and catalysts with higher productivities to generate the desired product fraction. Recently, by integrating membrane reactors with the FTS process the gas feeding and separation unit have been demonstrated in a single reactor. In this review, the most significant achievements in the field of catalytic membrane reactors for the FTS process will be discussed. Different types of membranes and configurations of membrane reactors, including H2O separation and H2-feed distribution, among others, will be analyzed.

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