Artículo
Potential Routes for Thermochemical Biorefineries
Autor/es | García Haro, Pedro
Ollero de Castro, Pedro Antonio Vidal Barrero, Fernando Villanueva Perales, Ángel Luis |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Ambiental |
Fecha de publicación | 2013 |
Fecha de depósito | 2016-02-17 |
Resumen | This critical review focuses on potential routes for the multi-production of chemicals and fuels in the framework of thermochemical biorefineries. The up-to-date research and development in this field has been limited to ... This critical review focuses on potential routes for the multi-production of chemicals and fuels in the framework of thermochemical biorefineries. The up-to-date research and development in this field has been limited to BTL/G (biomass-to-liquids/gases) studies, where biomass-derived synthesis gas (syngas) is converted into a single product with/without the co-production of electricity and heat. Simultaneously, the interest on biorefineries is growing but mostly refers to the biochemical processing of biomass. However, thermochemical biorefineries (multi-product plants using thermo-chemical processing of biomass) are still the subject of few studies. This scarcity of studies could be attributed to the limitations of current designs of BTL/G for multi-production and the limited number of considered routes for syngas conversion. The use of a platform chemical (an intermediate) brings new opportunities to the design of process concepts, since unlike BTL/G processes they are not restricted to the conversion of syngas in a single-reaction system. Most of the routes presented here are based on old-fashioned and new routes for the processing of coal- and natural-gas-derived syngas, but they have been re-thought for the use of biomass and the multi-production plants (thermochemical biorefinery). The considered platform chemicals are methanol, DME, and ethanol, which are the common products from syngas in BTL/G studies. Important keys are given for the integration of reviewed routes into the design of thermochemical biorefineries, in particular for the selection of the mix of co-products, as well as for the sustainability (co-feeding, CO2 capture, and negative emissions). |
Agencias financiadoras | Ministerio de Educación. España Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO). España |
Identificador del proyecto | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/ENE2012-31598 |
Cita | García Haro, P., Ollero de Castro, P.A., Vidal Barrero, F. y Villanueva Perales, Á.L. (2013). Potential Routes for Thermochemical Biorefineries. |
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