Title:
Production of Solid Sustainable Energy Carriers from Biomass by Means of Torrefaction
Author(s):
Schaubach, K., Witt, J., Kiel, J., Zwart, R., Englisch, M., Wojcik, M.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
SECTOR is a large-scale European project with a strong consortium of more than 20 partners from industry and science. The project is focused on the further development of torrefaction-based technologies for the production of solid bioenergy carriers up to pilot-plant scale and beyond, and on supporting the market introduction of torrefaction-based bioenergy carriers as a commodity renewable solid fuel. The torrefaction of biomass materials is considered to be a very promising technology for the promotion of the large-scale implementation of bioenergy. During torrefaction biomass is heated up in the absence of oxygen to a temperature of 250-320°C. By combining torrefaction with pelletisation or briquetting, biomass materials can be converted into a high-energy-density commodity solid fuel or bioenergy carrier with improved behaviour in (long-distance) transport, handling and storage, and also with superior properties in many major end-use applications. Torrefaction has the potential to provide a significant contribution to an enlarged raw material portfolio for biomass fuel production inside Europe by including both agricultural and forestry biomass. In this way, the SECTOR project is expected to shorten the time-toŽmarket of torrefaction technology and to promote market introduction within stringent sustainability boundary conditions. The European Union provides funding for this project within the Seventh Framework Programme. The project has a duration of 42 months and started in January 2012.
Keywords:
solid biofuels, standardisation, sustainability, torrefaction, pelletization, densification, pelletisation
Topic:
R&D on Processes for Solid, Liquid and Gaseous Fuels from Biomass
Subtopic:
Advanced solid biofuels
Event:
20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
3DV.4.18
Pages:
1764 - 1766
ISBN:
978-88-89407-54-7
Paper DOI:
10.5071/20thEUBCE2012-3DV.4.18
Price:
FREE
