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。根据联邦政府加强的气候计划，加拿大承诺到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，为运输部门开发清洁和可再生燃料至关重要。此外，尽管可再生能源的使用减少了能源部门的二氧化碳排放量，但燃烧化石燃料发电仍占全球二氧化碳排放量的40%以上。为了应对这些挑战，由申请者领导的由NSERC资助的研究项目旨在利用节能和绿色工艺从生物质和有机废物中开发清洁交通燃料和二氧化碳固体吸附剂。总的来说，该资助项目主要集中在：(I)开发微波(MW)辅助的水热液化(HTL)用于生物油生产；(Ii)在微波合成的催化剂上催化超临界乙醇/甲醇用于生物油的提质；以及(Iii)应用微波辅助水热碳化(HTC)和随后的杂原子掺杂来制备二氧化碳固体吸附剂。为了完成这个项目，在这个RTI应用中需要一个微波反应堆(多波7000，安东-帕尔)。此外，大西洋加拿大各地的一系列合作研究工作可以从拟议的设备中受益，总部医生将获得平等的机会接受这种最先进的设备培训。总体而言，将在所需设备的帮助下开发生产附加值高的生物燃料和生物材料的新技术，这不仅可以促进PEI和其他省份的中小企业的增长，还可以加强加拿大作为清洁技术领域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.