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有效、经济和无害环境的可再生资源转化过程方面的挑战。总部位于安大略省伦敦的KMW能源公司商业化的燃烧过程依赖于从低氮氧化物和零二氧化碳净排放的生物质中生产能源。KMW能源公司的目标是显著改善其生物质转化过程，使其更具经济竞争力，并进一步减少氮氧化物排放，从而在当前日益严格的环境法规中保持竞争力。为了实现这些目标，目前由西安大略大学的de Lasa教授领导的研究考虑了新的“综合二氧化碳气化+化学燃烧循环”（CO2G-CLC）过程的关键步骤。该工艺开发涉及KMW和技术最终用户，以及加拿大自然资源部的CanmetENERGY。后者将利用这些结果为有关排放准则的政策决策提供信息。

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.