Biodiesel by-product valorization

生物柴油副产品增值

• 批准号: 498894-2016
• 负责人: Rehmann, Lars
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: University of Western Ontario
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2016-01-01 至 2017-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=607035
• 关键词: Biodiesel; product; valorization

Biodiesel is a renewable biofuel, industrially produced at various facilities in Canada (300 MIO L of biodiesel per year). A by-product of biodiesel production is glycerol, typically contaminated with catalyst, soap, methanol, free fatty acids, glycerides and methyl esters. Hence it cannot be sold directly in the existing glycerol markets unless costly purification is employed. This stream represents a unique opportunity as a new carbon source for biobutanol production, requiring minimal upgrading. Co-locating biobutanl production with biodiesel plants, would allow the utilization of established infrastructure and add significant value and productivity to the existing biodiesel industry. BIOX Corporation, the industrial partner in this project is a renewable energy company that designed, built, owns and operates a 67 MIO L per annum nameplate capacity biodiesel production facility in Hamilton, Ontario Canada. BIOX's plant produces approximately 7 MIO L crude glycerol (80 w/w%) per year. This research project evaluates the possibility of a continuous fermentation to produce the biofuel butanol from the existing glycerol stream.

生物柴油是一种可再生的生物燃料，在加拿大的各种设施中工业化生产（每年300 MIO L生物柴油）。生物柴油生产的副产品是甘油，通常被催化剂、肥皂、甲醇、游离脂肪酸、甘油酯和甲酯污染。因此，它不能直接在现有的甘油市场上销售，除非采用昂贵的纯化。该物流代表了作为生物丁醇生产新碳源的独特机会，需要最低限度的升级。将生物丁醇生产与生物柴油工厂放在一起，将允许利用现有的基础设施，并为现有的生物柴油行业增加显著的价值和生产力。BIOX公司是该项目的工业合作伙伴，是一家可再生能源公司，在加拿大安大略汉密尔顿设计、建造、拥有并经营一个年产67百万升生物柴油的生产设施。BIOX的工厂每年生产约700万升粗甘油（80 w/w%）。该研究项目评估了从现有甘油流中连续发酵生产生物燃料丁醇的可能性。