A Green Technology for Extension of Conventional Marine Diesel Fuel Oils

传统船用柴油推广的绿色技术

• 批准号: 519780-2017
• 负责人: Bornhorst, Thomas
• 金额: $ 1.19万
• 依托单位: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 2
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=697481
• 关键词: Green; Technology; Extension; Conventional; Marine

The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) is seeking support from the NSERC Applied Research and Development program for an applied research project with Katal Energy Inc. (Katal), an Alberta-based company that has developed a new technology to produce low-carbon, distillate fuels that promise to transform the downstream oil and gas and the transportation industries. Katal's process involves mixing subsurface groundwater with conventional marine bunker fuel, followed by catalytic reforming, to produce a hydrated, non-emulsified, alternative diesel fuel product at significantly higher volumes relative to the original bunker. Katal's alternative HRF-R3 fuel is high-grade, clean-burning and ASTM-approved, retaining all of the key performance characteristics of certified Canadian conventional marine diesel fuel. This fuel conversion process overcomes operational challenges faced by other clean fuel producers at a lower projected production cost and reduced environmental impacts. Katal has made significant R&D investments at Cranfield University (UK) and the University of Calgary in the development of its novel hydro-reforming catalytic technology. Two working prototypes have been used for testing. One prototype, valued at $800,000, was constructed by SAIT and is currently located on site. It is available for the proposed project. During the proposed $475,000 project, involving a 68% contribution by Katal, SAIT will conduct experiments pertaining to the fuel's combustion, emission profile and ignition behaviour to confirm the validity of its use in marine diesel engines without the need for retrofitting. The engine profiling and characterization work essential for the process validation will be conducted locally as a separate, but related, project. The project will be led by SAIT's ARIS Environmental Technologies group, thereby benefitting from and building upon its applied research expertise and infrastructure.

南艾伯塔省理工学院（SAIT）正在寻求NSERC应用研究和开发计划的支持，该计划与艾伯塔省的Katal Energy Inc.（Katal）是一家位于艾伯塔省的公司，该公司开发了一项新技术，以生产低碳水化合物，酿酒厂燃料，有望改变下游油和天然气和交通工具。 Katal的过程涉及将地下地下水与常规海洋掩体燃料混合，然后进行催化重整，以产生与原始掩体相比，以明显更高的体积生产水合，未乳化的替代柴油燃料。 Katal的替代性HRF-R3燃料是高级，清洁和ASTM批准的，保留了认证的加拿大常规海洋柴油燃料的所有关键性能特征。这种燃料转化过程克服了其他清洁燃料生产商面临的运营挑战，预计生产成本较低，环境影响降低。 卡塔尔（Katal）在英国克兰菲尔德大学（Cranfield University）和卡尔加里大学（University of Calgary）进行了重大的研发投资，以开发其新型水力改造的催化技术。 两个工作原型已用于测试。 一个原型，价值80万美元，由SAIT建造，目前位于现场。它可用于拟议项目。 在提议的475,000美元项目中，涉及Katal的68％贡献，SAIT将进行与燃料的燃烧，排放概况和点火行为有关的实验，以确认其在海洋柴油发动机中使用的有效性，而无需进行翻新。发动机分析和表征工作对于过程验证至关重要，将在本地作为一个单独但相关的项目进行。该项目将由SAIT的ARIS环境技术小组领导，从而受益于其应用研究专业知识和基础设施。