Production of Useful Chemicals, Liquid Fuels and Solids from Industrial Wastes Available in Northern BC and Canada

不列颠哥伦比亚省北部和加拿大利用工业废物生产有用化学品、液体燃料和固体

• 批准号: RGPIN-2019-06668
• 负责人: Thring, Ronald
• 金额: $ 2.04万
• 依托单位: University of Northern British Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 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=716241
• 关键词: Production; Useful; Chemicals; Liquid; Fuels

The increasing concern about the future availability of petroleum as the main source of liquid fuels and chemicals has prompted the search for alternatives. Attention is turning to the conversion of low-value streams from biomass operations, and oil and gas processes, to higher-value products. Plant biomass-derived fuels and chemicals are currently the only carbon-neutral, renewable alternative to fossil fuels. Renewable gasoline/diesel fuels are the transportation fuels of the future. Thus, the use of low/negative value wastes, produced from the industrial processing of renewable and non-renewable raw materials, deserve acute attention. In Canada and northern BC in particular, the generation of higher value products from low value “renewables” from wood processing (e.g. lignin, biomass residues) and “non-renewables” from oil refining (e.g. FCC bottoms, petroleum sludge) is key for the continued economic viability of these important industries. The long-term goal of this Discovery Grant is to develop suitable strategies to generate high value-added products directly from low/negative value waste streams and resources. Two approaches will be studied. One will investigate new upgrading routes to produce unprecedentedly high yields of infrastructure compatible fuels (e.g. hydrocarbons) and high-value “non-fuel” specialty chemicals (e.g. flavors, cosmetics) from the selective conversion of these low-cost materials. A key objective will be to use a single reactor and lean in-situ hydrogen conditions to maximize safety and minimize economic costs. Two laboratory reactors (fixed-bed, stirred tank) operating separately or in tandem will be used to study the performance of selected catalysts. Compatible waste streams will be co-processed to potentially improve the selectivity and product yield. For the promising route(s), the kinetics, mechanism(s), modeling, and reaction conditions in terms of conversion, product yield and selectivity will be determined. The other approach will study these waste streams (or portions thereof) for the production of useful advanced materials via granulation, activation and other techniques. For example, their use as sources of low-cost biochars and adsorbents for pollutant removal from industrial waste waters will be investigated. In each strategy, essential structure-property relationships will be elucidated via appropriate characterization studies, with practical applications and economic benefits identified for the most promising products and processes. This Discovery Grant program is well suited to train Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) for the emerging job markets in bio-refining and waste upgrading. The proposed work will lead to several benefits, including: pollution reduction created by industrial wastes and residues, and valorization of forestry and petroleum byproducts; all with significantly positive economic and environmental impacts.

人们对石油作为液体燃料和化学物质的主要来源的未来可用性的越来越关注促使人们寻求替代品。注意力从生物质操作以及石油和天然气过程转换为高价值产品的低价值流转换为高价值产品。目前，植物生物质能衍生的燃料和化学物质是唯一的化石燃料可再生替代品。可再生汽油/柴油燃料是未来的运输燃料。这是由可再生和不可再生原材料的工业加工产生的低/负值废物的使用，值得关注。尤其是在加拿大和卑诗省北部，从木材加工（例如木质素，生物质保留）和石油炼油（例如FCC底部，石油污泥）中产生的较高价值产品是从木材加工（例如木质素，生物质保留）和“非可再生能源”中产生的。该发现赠款的长期目标是制定合适的策略，直接从低/负值废物流和资源中产生高增值产品。将研究两种方法。人们将研究新的升级途径，以从这些低成本材料的选择性转换中产生兼容兼容燃料（例如碳氢化合物）和高价值的“非加油”特种化学品（例如风味，化妆品）的高收益。一个关键目标是使用单个反应堆和倾斜的原位氢气条件来最大程度地提高安全性并最大程度地减少经济成本。两个实验室反应器（固定床，已建立的储罐）分别运行或串联工作，用于研究选定的催化剂的性能。兼容的废物流将被共同处理，以提高选择性和产品产量。对于承诺途径，将确定转化率，产量和选择性方面的动力学，机制，建模和反应条件。另一种方法将研究这些废物流（或其部分）通过颗粒，激活和其他技术生产有用的高级材料。例如，将研究它们用作从工业废水中去除污染物的低成本生物ch和吸附剂的来源。在每种策略中，将通过适当的表征研究来阐明基本的结构 - 特制关系，并为最有前途的产品和过程确定了实际应用和经济利益。这项发现赠款计划非常适合培训高素质的人员（HQP），以在生物改良和浪费升级的新兴工作市场上进行培训。拟议的工作将带来一些好处，包括：减少工业废物和保留造成的污染，以及林业和石油副产品的价值；所有这些都具有显着积极的经济和环境影响。