Novel surfactant systems for creating high performance bio-oil and vacuum gas oil emulsions as the next generation refinery feedstocks

新型表面活性剂系统，用于生产高性能生物油和减压瓦斯油乳液作为下一代炼油厂原料

• 批准号: 577149-2022
• 负责人: Liu, JingJL
• 金额: $ 15.41万
• 依托单位: University of Alberta
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=761497
• 关键词: Novel; surfactant; systems; creating; performance

Bio-oil (BO), as a renewable energy resource, plays a significant role in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by gradually substituting fossil fuels. Co-processing BO with petroleum intermediates such as vacuum gas oil (VGO) in existing refining infrastructures provides a promising pathway to transform low-quality BO into value-added biofuels. Nevertheless, the co-processing technology is still under development and faces three major challenges, including the immiscibility between BO and VGO, and the low thermal stability and high corrosivity of BO. To move forward to large-scale commercialization, it is critical to inject BO and VGO as a single-phase fluid and maximize their interactions, especially during the feeding stage of upgrading. Kemetco Research Inc. has been collaborating with Dr. Jing Liu on developing technology pathways for co-processing pyrolysis BO and fossil fuels through an NSERC Alliance project since May 2021. This new Alliance Missions project expands the scope of the ongoing NSERC Alliance Project to develop high-performance surfactant systems for creating BO/VGO emulsions as the next-generation refinery feedstocks through a network approach, involving a multidisciplinary team comprising researchers in the faculty of engineering at the University of Alberta, and collaborators from the industrial partner, Kemetco and the public sector, CanmetMATERIALS. The goals and expected outcomes of this partnership project are: (1) innovative surfactant systems for mixing BO/VGO emulsions; (2) demonstrated good thermostability, non-toxicity, and low corrosion risk of the developed BO/VGO emulsions as the co-refining feedstocks; (3) filing of 1-2 patents to be licensed to the industry partner; (4) training a diverse group of 9-15 HQPs and publishing 10-15 journal/conference papers. The industry partner will directly benefit from this project through the development of high-value surfactant systems for the co-refining market. Future commercialization of the novel surfactant system in refineries will reduce Canada's dependence on fossil fuels, cut GHG emissions, and contribute to the emerging circular/bioeconomy.

生物质油作为一种可再生能源，通过逐步替代化石燃料，在减少温室气体排放方面发挥着重要作用。在现有的炼油基础设施中，将BO与石油中间体如减压瓦斯油（VGO）共处理，为将低质量BO转化为增值生物燃料提供了一条有前途的途径。然而，共处理技术仍处于开发阶段，面临三大挑战，包括BO和VGO之间的不相容性，以及BO的低热稳定性和高腐蚀性。为了推进大规模商业化，将BO和VGO作为单相流体注入并使它们的相互作用最大化是至关重要的，特别是在升级的进料阶段。Kemetco Research Inc.自2021年5月以来，一直与Jing Liu博士合作，通过NSERC联盟项目开发共处理热解BO和化石燃料的技术途径。这个新的联盟任务项目扩大了正在进行的NSERC联盟项目的范围，通过网络方法开发高性能表面活性剂系统，用于创建BO/VGO乳液作为下一代炼油厂原料，涉及多学科团队，包括阿尔伯塔大学工程学院的研究人员，以及工业合作伙伴Kemetco和公共部门CanmetMATERIALS的合作者。该合作项目的目标和预期成果是：（1）用于混合BO/VGO乳液的创新表面活性剂系统;（2）证明所开发的BO/VGO乳液作为共精炼原料具有良好的热稳定性、无毒和低腐蚀风险;（3）向行业合作伙伴申请1-2项专利;（4）培训9-15名不同的HQP，发表10-15篇期刊/会议论文。 该行业合作伙伴将通过为联合精炼市场开发高价值的表面活性剂系统直接受益于该项目。炼油厂新型表面活性剂系统的未来商业化将减少加拿大对化石燃料的依赖，减少温室气体排放，并有助于新兴的循环/生物经济。