Integrated CO2 biomass gasification and chemical looping combustion for the production of biochar, CO2 for green houses and clean energy

加拿大和世界各地的能源部门面临着围绕可再生资源转化的高效，经济和环保工艺的挑战。燃烧过程，例如由总部位于安大略伦敦的KMW能源公司商业化的燃烧过程，依赖于从具有低NOx和零净CO2排放的生物质生产能量。KMW能源公司旨在显著改善其生物质转化过程，使其更具经济竞争力并进一步减少NOx排放，这在当前日益严格的环境法规的环境中保持竞争力。为了实现这些目标，由西安大略大学de Lasa教授领导的本研究考虑了新的“集成CO2气化+化学燃烧回路”（CO 2G-CLC）工艺的关键步骤。该工艺的开发涉及KMW和技术最终用户，以及加拿大自然资源公司的CanmetENERGY。后者将利用这些结果为围绕排放指导方针的政策决定提供信息。

The energy sector in Canada and around the world faces challenges around efficient, economical and environmentally sound processes for the conversion of renewable resources. Combustion processes such as the ones commercialized by the KMW Energy Company with headquarters in London, Ontario, rely on producing energy from biomass with low NOx and zero net CO2 emissions.KMW Energy Company aims to significantly improve their biomass conversion processes making them more economically competitive and reduce NOx emissions even further and this to stay competitive in the current landscape of increasingly tougher environmental regulations. To achieve these goals, the present study led by Prof. de Lasa at the University of Western Ontario considers key steps for a new "Integrated CO2 Gasification + Chemical Combustion Looping" (CO2G-CLC) process. The process development involves KMW and the technology end-users, in addition to Natural Resources Canada's CanmetENERGY. The latter will use the results to inform policy decisions around emission guidelines.