Integration of Pipeline Hydro-Transport of Forest Biomass with Hydrothermal Conversion Technologies for the Production of Fuel and Power

森林生物质管道水力输送与水热转化技术相结合用于生产燃料和电力

• 批准号: RGPIN-2018-06308
• 负责人: Kumar, Amit
• 金额: $ 2.84万
• 依托单位: University of Alberta
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=656102
• 关键词: Integration; Pipeline; Hydro; Transport; Forest

Canada has a vast forest biomass resource potential. There also exist extensive expertise and large infrastructure in Canada for handling resources and producing energy from forest biomass. Earlier studies have indicated that production of biofuels could be economically attractive if the technical challenges of transporting biomass and converting into value-added products are overcome. Replacing costly truck delivery of biomass with pipeline hydro-transport (transporting in the form of biomass-water mixtures - slurry) would significantly resolve the biomass transportation issue. Pipeline hydro-transport of biomass benefits from the economy of scale and continuous supply, also helps bio-based energy facilities achieve an attractive scale. Integrating pipeline delivery of biomass with efficient hydrothermal (HT) biomass processing technology could transform the bioeconomy and help producing power at a significantly lower cost and lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The overall objective of this research is to develop and assess the concept of integrating wood chip pipeline transport with HT liquefaction and HT gasification for production of fuel and power. This is a transformative concept and first-of-its-kind. This project would involve experimental work, process simulation, and cost modeling. The research would include measuring the physical and mechanical properties of wood chip-water mixtures that are specifically compatible to HT technologies and would result in significant progress beyond the-state-of-the-art. The results of the experimental research would provide input to simulation model for the HT conversion of biomass into bio-oil and syngas. Finally, the results of the experimental and simulation work would be used in understanding the potential of this technology. This research program would integrate stakeholders representing the whole biomass value chain including biomass producer and supplier, biomass conversion sector, biofuel utilization sector, biomass policy think-tank and academia. The project aims at training 7 highly qualified personnel who could contribute significantly to Canadian economy.

加拿大具有巨大的森林生物量资源潜力。加拿大还存在广泛的专业知识和大型基础设施，用于处理资源和从森林生物量产生能源。较早的研究表明，如果克服运输生物量和转化为增值产品的技术挑战，生物燃料的生产可能在经济上具有吸引力。用管道水电传输（以生物质 - 水混合物的形式运输 - 泥浆）代替昂贵的卡车交付，将大大解决生物质运输问题。生物量的管道水电传输受益于规模和持续供应的经济，也有助于基于生物的能源设施实现有吸引力的规模。将生物量与有效的水热（HT）生物量加工技术整合在一起的管道输送可以改变生物经济性，并以明显较低的成本和较低的温室气体（GHG）排放有助于产生能力。这项研究的总体目的是开发和评估将木屑管道运输与HT液化和HT气化的概念，以生产燃料和动力。这是一个变革性的概念，也是首个。该项目将涉及实验性工作，过程模拟和成本建模。这项研究将包括测量与HT技术特别兼容的木屑水混合物的物理和机械性能，并将导致超出状态以外的巨大进展。实验研究的结果将为生物量转化为生物油和合成气的仿真模型提供输入。最后，实验和模拟工作的结果将用于理解该技术的潜力。该研究计划将整合代表整个生物量价值链的利益相关者，包括生物量生产商兼供应商，生物质转化行业，生物燃料利用部门，生物质政策智囊团和学术界。该项目旨在培训7名高素质的人员，他们可以为加拿大经济做出重大贡献。