DEVELOPMENT OF PILOT SCALE FACILITIES FOR TESTING SECONDARY FUELS PRODUCTION PROCESSES

摘要

This paper describes an ongoing development of a pilot-scale biorefinery based on three facilities forthe production of second generation biofuels. The project aims at assessing the feasibility of different technologies toderive biofuels from non food crops, as well as testing non conventional feedstock for the production of biofuels on apilot scale. The three facilities are: 1) 200 kWth Gasification facility for the production of syngas equipped both witha traditional wet syngas clean-up system and an ancillary tar cracking line; 2) an oil processing plant (nominal size 30kg/hr) 3) a bio-ethanol production plant. The main goals are: 1) characterization of the clean-up systems andevaluation of the optimal conditions for the production of syngas, derived from gasification of lignin-cellulosicbiomass, ready for combustion in an IC-engine as well as a Fischer & Tropsch synthesis reactor; 2) testing of nonedibleoilseeds and exhaust oils for the production of biodiesel 3) optimization of process conditions for theproduction of bio-ethanol from ligno-cellulosic feedstock. Products, by-products and heat recovery can be integratedamong the three facilities and also with a parallel line of biomass combustion. The feasibility of the integrated systemis studied with a process model developed in AspenPlus.