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Butanol for sustainable aviation
Sustainable Aviation Fuel - Workshop20.11.2018
Dr. Helena Junicke
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DTU Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
Outline
Introduction– Alternative jet fuel pathways– Alcohol-to-jet
Opportunities for butanol– Butanol from waste– The GreenLogic project
Methods and results– Continuous enrichment studies – Thermodynamic system design– Modelling of full-scale reactors
Conclusions
Outlook
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DTU Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
• There are five ASTM D7566 certified pathways for synthetic paraffinic kerosene (SPK) production
Alternative jet fuel pathways
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Type Pathway Description
Gas-to-jet FT-SPK SPK from syngas via Fischer-Tropsch (FT)
FT-SPK/A FT-SPK with increased aromatic content
Oil-to-jet HEFA-SPK SPK from hydro-processed esters and fatty acids (HEFA)
Sugar-to-jet SIP-SPK Synthesized iso-paraffins (SIP) obtained via farnesene intermediate
Alcohol-to-jet ATJ-SPK SPK from C2-C5 alcohols
FOCUSYang et al. "An overview on performance characteristics of bio-jet fuels." Fuel 237 (2019): 916-936.
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The alcohol-to-jet pathway
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Fermentation
(bio)chemical pretreatment
Alcohols Dehydration
Oligomerization
Hydrogenation
Distillation
ATJ (C8-C16)
Energy crops
Municipal & Industrialwaste streams
Cellulosic materials
Feedstockopportunity
Wang et al. "Bio-jet fuel conversion technologies." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 53 (2016): 801-822.
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• ASTM D7566-18 permits blending iso-butanol and ethanol derived SPK with conventional jet fuels of up to 50%
• Sourcing C2-C5 alcohols from waste
Opportunities
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Cheap feedstock
Energy recovery
Non-competitionwith food production
Closing the circular economy gap
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• Anaerobic mixed microbial cultures• Non-standard conditions (pH 5, increased pH2)
Butanol from waste – How?
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Surplus electricity
H2 Butanol
Butyrate
Butyrate and H2:typical intermediates
Steinbusch et al. "Alcohol production through volatile fatty acids reduction with hydrogen as electron donor by mixed cultures." Water research 42.15 (2008): 4059-4066.
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Production of C2-C5 alcohols from industrial and municipal waste streams
Upgrading waste water treatment plants (WWTP) into water resource recovery facilities (WRRF)
The GreenLogic project
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Waste streams Clean water
Biogas
Liquid biofuels
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Anaerobic digestion: The classical view
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Polymerscarbohydrates,proteins, lipids
Current focusMonomers
monosaccharides, amino acids, LCFA
Short-chain fatty acids
propionate, butyrate, …
H2 Acetate
CH4 + CO2
Hydrolysis
Acidogenesis
Acetogenesis
Methanogenesis
Different microbial groups degrade complex waste streams into biogas.
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Anaerobic digestion: Butanol enrichment
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Polymerscarbohydrates,proteins, lipids
Monomersmonosaccharides, amino
acids, LCFA
Short-chain fatty acids
propionate, butyrate, …
Hydrolysis
Acidogenesis
New focus
Operate at pH 5 and high pH2to promote alcohol formation.C2-C5 alcohols
Solventogenesis
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• Unlocking butanol formation• Increase H2, decrease pH (see arrow)
Thermodynamic system design
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Butanol formationButyrate- + H+ + 2H2 → Butanol + H2O
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Modelling of full-scale anaerobic digesters
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• From biogas towards butanol formation• More than 10% of influent COD channeled to butanol (pH 5, pH2 > 1 bar)
Butanol Productivity Energy recovery
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• Butanol production from waste under non-standard conditions
• Mixed culture biotechnology as a solution for cheap feedstock conversion into ATJ-SPK
• ATJ-SPK approval for C3-C5 alcohols expected in the mid-term; ethanol and iso-butanol are certified already
Conclusions
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• Techno-economic analysis of upstream (H2 and butyrate sources) and downstream processing
• Enrichment of new biocatalysts for butanol formation(microorganisms, enzymes)
• Municipal and industrial waste streams as cheap and sustainable feedstock for jet fuel production
Outlook
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Thank you for your attention!
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