Synthesis of an Integrated Biorefinery via the C-H-O Ternary Diagram Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • 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. Copyright 2010 AIDIC Servizi S.r.l.

published proceedings

  • PRES 2010: 13TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROCESS INTEGRATION, MODELLING AND OPTIMISATION FOR ENERGY SAVING AND POLLUTION REDUCTION

author list (cited authors)

  • Tay, D., Kheireddine, H., Ng, D., & El-Halwagi, M. M.

complete list of authors

  • Tay, Douglas Han Shin||Kheireddine, Houssein||Ng, Denny Kok Sum||El-Halwagi, Mahmoud M

publication date

  • January 2010