September 2012
Technology for the production of fully synthetic aviation fuels, diesel and gasoline
Professor Angelica HullSwedish Biofuels AB
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Swedish Biofuels technology
• New pathway based on well establish industrial processes through an alcohol intermediate: C2-C5 as single alcohol or multicomponent mixture
• High quality products
• Technology proven at pilot scale
• Wide range of non food feedstock
• Fuel types
•Gasoline
•Diesel
•Fully synthetic aviation fuel, 100 % replacement - under ASTM certification
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positionSB Market
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Pathways to drop in fuelsFo
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TreatingHydrocrackin
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Synthesis gas
purificationFT synthesis
Conversion & upgrading
Gasification
TreatingHydrocrackin
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Alcohol production
Chemical synthesis
Fractionation
Biomass Gasification
BiomassAlcohol
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Pathways to drop in fuels – Under R&DFo
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HRJFully
synthetic
Sugars
Hydrocarbons
Lignocellulose
Pyrolysis
Swedish Biofuels
CO2 to jet
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Swedish Biofuels patented technology – Biomass to jet fuel via alcohols
BTA – Biomass to alcoholATJ – Alcohol to jet
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Alcohol production by hydrolysis
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Alcohol production by thermolysis
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Swedish Biofuels – alcohol downstream synthesis
Feedstock: C2-C5 alcohols as single alcohol eg ethanol or multicomponent mixture
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Swedish Biofuels Pilot Plant @ Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
• In operation: 15 months at full capacity
• Operating hours: 6600 h/y
• Biological fuel capacity: 10 t/y (3300 USG/y)
• Jet 4.8 t/y
•Gasoline 3.5 t/y
•Diesel 1.7 t/y
• Feedstock: C2-C5 alcohols as single alcohol or multicomponent mixture
• Quality: commercial fuel specification
• Reproducibility: confirmed33
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List of fuel samples for following test result slides
Tests performed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base research laboratories (AFRL).Production of the fuel samples was been funded by DARPA under contract W911NF-08-C-0001. Data has been approved for public release by DARPA.Test data in this presentation forms part of the data submitted to ASTM Committee by Swedish Biofuels AB.
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Results of specification testing
Data on Swedish Biofuels fuel produced by Wright-Patterson USAF. Public release approved by DARPA
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Results of specification testing - continued
Data on Swedish Biofuels fuel produced by Wright-Patterson USAF. Public release approved by DARPA
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Results of specification testing - continued
Data on Swedish Biofuels fuel produced by Wright-Patterson USAF. Public release approved by DARPA
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Results of specification testing - continued
Data on Swedish Biofuels fuel produced by Wright-Patterson USAF. Public release approved by DARPA
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Aromatic species analysis by D6379 for biofuels and JP-8 fuel
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Hydrocarbon type analysis by D2425 for biofuels and JP-8 fuel
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Chromatograms of biofuels and JP-8 fuel
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Scanning Brookfield viscosity curves of biofuel and JP-8 fuel
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Data from QCM thermal stability analysis
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Metals analysis by ICP-MS
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Metals analysis by ICP-MS- continued
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Summary of volume swell of selected O-ringsaged in biofuels and average values for JP-8
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Biobased determination test
Mean Biobased Result: 100 %Proportions Biobased vs. Fossil BasedIndicated by 14C content
Biobased Content100%
Fossil Content 0%
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