STTR Phase I: Rapid Solar Thermal Gasification and Pyrolysis of Cellulose and Lignin for Renewable Fuel Production

STTR 第一阶段：纤维素和木质素的快速太阳能热气化和热解用于可再生燃料生产

• 批准号: 0712464
• 负责人: Christopher Perkins
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: Copernican Energy, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-07-01 至 2008-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0712464&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: STTR; Phase; Rapid; Solar; Thermal

This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I research uses solar thermal energy as a novel way to provide the necessary energy for renewable biomass conversion to energy or useful products, and develops the science required to engineer an efficient and commercial solar biomass conversion facility. Gasification and pyrolysis of representative biomass resources grown near solar regions (corn stover and sorghum) will be converted via thermogravimetry, controlled aerosol reaction, and on-sun demonstration of feasibility of this approach. Thermogravimetric experiments will determine chemical kinetics and necessary conditions for high selectivity to syngas and tar mitigation. Economic simulations will determine the main cost drivers for product price and highlight the syngas products with highest near-term scale-up potential.The broader impacts of the application of solar thermal energy to thermochemical conversion of biomass will provide a bridge between these sources of renewable energy that could surmount many of the challenges associated with conventional biomass processing technologies. Combined use of solar energy with biomass has a larger potential than either renewable resource alone and will help alleviate the nation''s dependence on foreign petroleum, generate economic growth, create fuels that are environmentally sustainable, and have an impact on the overall human impact of energy use.

这项小型企业技术转让 (STTR) 第一阶段研究使用太阳热能作为一种新方式，为可再生生物质转化为能源或有用产品提供必要的能源，并开发了设计高效和商业太阳能生物质转化设施所需的科学。 太阳能区域附近生长的代表性生物质资源（玉米秸秆和高粱）的气化和热解将通过热重分析、受控气溶胶反应以及在阳光下演示该方法的可行性进行转化。热重实验将确定化学动力学和高选择性合成气和焦油减排的必要条件。 经济模拟将确定产品价格的主要成本驱动因素，并突出近期具有最大规模化潜力的合成气产品。将太阳热能应用于生物质热化学转化的更广泛影响将在这些可再生能源之间架起一座桥梁，从而克服与传统生物质加工技术相关的许多挑战。 太阳能与生物质的结合使用比单独使用任何一种可再生资源具有更大的潜力，将有助于减轻国家对外国石油的依赖，促进经济增长，创造环境可持续的燃料，并对能源使用对人类的整体影响产生影响。