Preparation of advanced biofuels and CO2 solid sorbents from biowaste

在加拿大，运输部门是温室气体排放的第二大贡献者。根据联邦政府强化的气候计划，加拿大致力于到2030年将碳排放量在2015年的基础上减少40-45%，到2050年实现净零排放。为了实现这一目标，为交通运输部门开发清洁和可再生燃料至关重要。此外，虽然可再生能源的使用导致能源部门的二氧化碳排放量减少，但燃烧化石燃料发电仍然占全球二氧化碳排放量的40%以上。为了应对这些挑战，由申请人领导的资助NSERC研究计划旨在使用节能和绿色工艺从生物质和有机废物中开发清洁运输燃料和CO2固体吸附剂。 总的来说，资助的项目集中在：（一）微波（MW）辅助水热液化（HTL）的生物油生产的发展;（二）催化超临界乙醇/甲醇的生物油升级的MW合成催化剂;和（iii）应用MW辅助水热碳化（HTC），然后杂原子掺杂制备CO2固体吸附剂。为了完成该程序，在该RTI应用中需要微波反应器（Multiwave 7000，Anton帕尔）。此外，横跨加拿大大西洋的一系列合作研究工作可以从拟议的设备中受益，HQP将有平等的机会接受这种最先进设备的培训。总的来说，在所要求的设备的帮助下，将开发生产增值生物燃料和生物材料的新技术，这不仅可以促进爱德华王子岛和其他省份的中小型企业的发展，而且还可以加强加拿大作为清洁技术部门领先国家之一的地位。

In Canada, the transportation sector is the second-largest contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. According to the federal government's strengthened climate plan, Canada is committed to reducing its carbon emission by 40-45% below the 2015 level by 2030 and achieving net zero by 2050. To reach this goal, it is critical to develop clean and renewable fuels for the transportation sector. In addition, although the use of renewable energy leads to a reduction in the CO2 emissions from the energy sector, the burning of fossil fuels for electricity generation is still responsible for over 40% of global CO2 emissions. To address these challenges, the funded NSERC research program led by the applicant aims for developing clean transportation fuels and CO2 solid sorbents from biomass and organic waste using energy-saving and green processes. In general, the funded program focus on the: (i) development of microwave (MW)-assisted hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) for bio-oil production; (ii) catalytic supercritical ethanol/methanol for bio-oil upgrading over the MW-synthesized catalysts; and (iii) application of MW-assisted hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) followed by heteroatom doping for preparing CO2 solid sorbents. To complete this program, a microwave reactor (Multiwave 7000, Anton Paar) is requested in this RTI application. Besides, a range of collaborative research work across Atlantic Canada can benefit from this proposed equipment, and HQPs will be given the equal opportunity to be trained on this state-of-art equipment. Overall, new technologies for producing valuable-added biofuels and biomaterials will be developed with the help of the requested equipment, which can not only lead to the growth the small- and medium-sized enterprises in PEI and other provinces but also strengthen Canada's place as one of the leading countries in the clean tech sector.