Catalytic production of biomass derived liquid transportation fuel additives

催化生产生物质衍生液体运输燃料添加剂

• 批准号: 2279777
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Queen's University Belfast
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2019 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2279777
• 关键词: Catalytic; production; biomass; derived; liquid

This project involves multidisciplinary research team from catalysis, reaction engineering and process intensification from Queen's University Belfast. Herein, we aim to develop integrated processes for catalytic upgradation of waste biomass feedstocks into valuable fuel additives and bio-fuels. By using novel QUCaT catalyst technology, we will optimise the production of fuel-additives, such as 2-methyl furan (MF), 2-methyl tetrahydrofuran (MTHF), pentanediols (PDOs) and alkyl levulinates, using sugars and waste agricultural residues as feedstock. This project involves collaboration with two industrial partners based in Northern Ireland. The fuel-additives produced will be subsequently blended into bio-diesel produced by our industrial collaborator. The project team will study the combustion properties of the renewable bio-fuel additives. The proposed research could be a potential game-changer due to several advantages such as novel catalyst technology, better energy efficiency, increased selectivities and intensified processes using continuous flow technology. The outcomes of the project will lead to development of new biofuel blends with superior fuel properties, higher energy density and lower emissions. The production of biofuel blends not only have the potential for commercialization but will also impact UK bio-fuels implementation plan 2020 to meet the bio-energy targets for transportation fuels. This work fits with the theme of bioenergy and will benefit the entire sector based on the bio-refinery concept to achieve sustainability.

该项目涉及来自贝尔法斯特女王大学的催化，反应工程和过程强化的多学科研究团队。在此，我们的目标是开发将废弃生物质原料催化转化为有价值的燃料添加剂和生物燃料的集成工艺。通过使用新型QUCaT催化剂技术，我们将优化燃料添加剂的生产，如2-甲基呋喃（MF）、2-甲基四氢呋喃（MTHF）、戊二醇（PDO）和乙酰丙酸烷基酯，使用糖和废弃农业残留物作为原料。该项目涉及与北方爱尔兰的两个工业伙伴的合作。生产的燃料添加剂随后将混合到我们的工业合作伙伴生产的生物柴油中。项目团队将研究可再生生物燃料添加剂的燃烧特性。拟议的研究可能是一个潜在的游戏规则改变者，由于几个优点，如新的催化剂技术，更好的能源效率，增加选择性和强化过程使用连续流技术。该项目的成果将导致开发具有上级燃料特性、更高能量密度和更低排放的新型生物燃料混合物。生物燃料混合物的生产不仅具有商业化的潜力，而且还将影响英国2020年生物燃料实施计划，以实现运输燃料的生物能源目标。这项工作符合生物能源的主题，并将有利于整个行业的基础上，生物炼油厂的概念，以实现可持续发展。