TY - JOUR
T1 - Synthesis of an integrated biorefinery via the C-H-O ternary diagram
AU - Tay, Douglas H. S.
AU - Kheireddine, Houssein
AU - Sum Ng, Denny Kok
AU - El-Halwagi, Mahmoud M.
PY - 2010/8
Y1 - 2010/8
N2 - An integrated biorefinery is designed to handle a wide variety of feedstocks (mainly biomass) and can produce a broad range of products (e.g., biofuel, biochemicals, etc.) via multiple conversion pathways and technologies. Gasification is recognised as one of the promising options for initial processing of biomass. It uses thermal energy to convert the biomass feedstock into a gaseous mixture, which is also known as syngas, consisting mainly of carbon dioxide (CO2), steam (H2O), methane (CH 4), carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H2). It is noted that the composition of syngas, especially the ratio of H2 to CO, is crucial when the syngas is further converted to liquid fuels and chemicals. In this work, a graphical targeting approach for the evaluation of gas phase equilibrium composition of biomass gasification is proposed. Based on the targeted composition, a conceptual design of an integrated biorefinery can be systematically developed.
AB - An integrated biorefinery is designed to handle a wide variety of feedstocks (mainly biomass) and can produce a broad range of products (e.g., biofuel, biochemicals, etc.) via multiple conversion pathways and technologies. Gasification is recognised as one of the promising options for initial processing of biomass. It uses thermal energy to convert the biomass feedstock into a gaseous mixture, which is also known as syngas, consisting mainly of carbon dioxide (CO2), steam (H2O), methane (CH 4), carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H2). It is noted that the composition of syngas, especially the ratio of H2 to CO, is crucial when the syngas is further converted to liquid fuels and chemicals. In this work, a graphical targeting approach for the evaluation of gas phase equilibrium composition of biomass gasification is proposed. Based on the targeted composition, a conceptual design of an integrated biorefinery can be systematically developed.
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U2 - 10.3303/CET1021236
DO - 10.3303/CET1021236
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78650284144
SN - 2283-9216
VL - 21
SP - 1411
EP - 1416
JO - Chemical Engineering Transactions
JF - Chemical Engineering Transactions
ER -