Biomass-derived oxymethylene ethers as diesel additives : a thermodynamic analysis
Zhang, Xiaolei and Kumar, Amit and Arnold, Ulrich and Sauer, Jörg (2014) Biomass-derived oxymethylene ethers as diesel additives : a thermodynamic analysis. Energy Procedia, 61. pp. 1921-1924. ISSN 1876-6102 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.12.242)
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Abstract
Conversion of biomass for production of liquid fuels can help in reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions which are predominantly generated by combustion of fossil fuels. Adding oxymethylene ethers (OMEs) in conventional diesel fuel has the potential to reduce soot formation during the combustion in a diesel engine. OMEs are downstream products of syngas, which can be generated by the gasification of biomass. In this research, a thermodynamic analysis has been conducted through development of data intensive process models of all the unit operations involved in production of OMEs from biomass. Based on the developed model, the key process parameters affecting the OMEs production including equivalence ratio, H2/CO ratio, and extra water flow rate were identified. This was followed by development of an optimal process design for high OMEs production. It was found that for a fluidized bed gasifier with heat capacity of 28 MW, the conditions for highest OMEs production are at an air amount of 317 tonne/day, at H2/CO ratio of 2.1, and without extra water injection. At this level, the total OMEs production is 55 tonne/day (13 tonne/day OME3 and 9 tonne/day OME4). This model would further be used in a techno-economic assessment study of the whole biomass conversion chain to determine the most attractive pathways.
ORCID iDs
Zhang, Xiaolei ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9415-3136, Kumar, Amit, Arnold, Ulrich and Sauer, Jörg;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 69014 Dates: DateEvent2014PublishedSubjects: Technology > Chemical engineering Department: Faculty of Engineering > Chemical and Process Engineering Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 24 Jul 2019 13:50 Last modified: 04 Oct 2024 00:30 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/69014