Research and development of a novel pilot-scale two-stage anaerobic digestion process for renewable energy production and treatment of high strength organic industrial streams

研究和开发用于可再生能源生产和高强度有机工业流处理的新型中试规模两级厌氧消化工艺

• 批准号: 468896-2014
• 负责人: Biswas, Nihar
• 金额: $ 9.09万
• 依托单位: University of Windsor
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2015-01-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=577281
• 关键词: Research; development; novel; pilot; scale

The proposed research focuses on the development of a novel two-stage anaerobic digestion (AD) process designed to create an array of renewable products such as transportation fuels, chemicals and plastics from sustainable biomass sources i.e. lignocellulosic crops, and to use wastes such as agricultural residues or municipal green bin collections or animal manures. The process will expand the application of the anaerobic digestion process beyond its current primary use. Focusing on the productivity aspects, with respect to hydrogen and methane, this research's ultimate goal is to develop an AD process capable of converting feedstocks from various sources, using the concept of "co-digestion", into renewable hydrogen and methane gases. In accomplishing this goal the AD process will be integrated with the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) approach to convert the renewable gases into liquid fuels. The development of the proposed two-stage AD process will make the integration of the AD and FT processes economically feasible as well as technically possible due to its high throughput capacity. This robust capacity will drastically reduce the process's capital footprint and will enhance the high biogas productivity, which adds to the process's economic advantages. The AD process will improve the economics of existing plants and will generate a commercially viable as well as sustainable way of producing renewable fuels. The AD process could be 'game changer' in the ethanol/renewable fuels industry and could provide benefits to the overall Canadian economy. This project involves a consortium of industrial partners i.e. Greenfield Ethanol, Union Gas, ADI, and the universities of Windsor and Western. The project will offer significant training for one PDF, two Ph.D. students, and three M.E.Sc./M.A.Sc students.

提出的研究重点是开发一种新的两阶段厌氧消化（AD）工艺