Development of novel reactors and integrated assessment tools for biomass and bioenergy systems

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To address the sustainable human development and to combat global climate change, environmental and economical sustainability need to be considered in supporting the social sustainability. There have been heated debates in recent years on the optimal utilization of biomass as a potentially renewable and sustainable energy source for greenhouse gas mitigation in North America. In places like British Columbia (BC) and Quebec, abundantly available biomass residues are potential renewable energy sources if effectively utilized. In BC alone, there are estimated 32 million tones/year of biomass residues available, but only about one million tones of them are made into wood pellets each year, with majority of them exported to Europe due to the lack of effective biofuel conversion and pollution control technologies, preventing the development of a sustainable domestic biofuel market.