Market Assessment of a novel fluidized bed biomass torrefaction and densification technology

新型流化床生物质烘焙和致密化技术的市场评估

• 批准号: 501956-2016
• 负责人: Bi, Xiaotao
• 金额: $ 1.09万
• 依托单位: University of British Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Idea to Innovation
• 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=609046
• 关键词: Market; Assessment; novel; fluidized; bed

More than 2 million tonnes wood pellets have been produced annually in East and West coast regions of Canada, which are mostly exported to Europe for replacing coal for co-firing in power plants and residential/district heating. The 2nd generation pellets, torrefied pellets, are produced from thermally pre-treated biomass, which have a higher energy density and hydrophobicity, making them more suitable for replacing coal completely in coal-based power plants, like those in Ontario and Alberta, and replacing coke in blast furnaces for iron/steel making. We have invented an integrated energy-efficient torrefaction and densification process for converting forest biomass residues to torrefied pellets using a novel fluidized bed torrefaction reactor and low-cost effective binders. A market assessment, however, is needed before technical and financial efforts are invested in scaling and demonstrating the proposed novel technology. In this I2I project, we will engage an external consulting firm to carry out a market assessment of the technology to identify market opportunities to guide future development work to provide the required performance deliverables and determine the most feasible path to market for the technology.

加拿大东西海岸地区每年生产超过200万吨木屑颗粒，主要出口到欧洲，以取代发电厂和住宅/区域供暖中的燃煤。第二代球团（烘焙球团）由热预处理的生物质制成，具有更高的能量密度和疏水性，使其更适合在燃煤电厂（如安大略和阿尔伯塔的燃煤电厂）中完全取代煤炭，并取代高炉中的焦炭用于钢铁制造。我们发明了一种集成的节能烘焙和致密化工艺，用于使用新型流化床烘焙反应器和低成本有效的粘合剂将森林生物质残余物转化为烘焙颗粒。然而，在投入技术和资金努力扩大和展示拟议的新技术之前，需要进行市场评估。在这个I2 I项目中，我们将聘请外部咨询公司对该技术进行市场评估，以确定市场机会，指导未来的开发工作，以提供所需的性能交付成果，并确定该技术最可行的市场途径。