Descrizione del progetto
Nuovi processi elettrochimici per riqualificare i liquidi biologici industriali
Il progetto EBIO, finanziato dall’UE, sviluppa tecnologie elettrochimiche per la riqualificazione della lignina Kraft e dei liquidi della pirolisi a flash. Tali liquidi biologici greggi sono rappresentanti industriali per un’ampia gamma di qualità di materie prime. Per depolimerizzare i polimeri e per trasformare composti ossigenati instabili in sostanze intermedie dense di energia sarà applicato un approccio a due passaggi che abbina l’ossidazione e la riduzione. I test di screening saranno determinanti per ottimizzare la progettazione, l’elettrodo e la cella del processo su piccola scala. La convalida del prodotto sarà eseguita mediante una co-elaborazione con i prodotti base di raffineria per i carburanti destinati al trasporto. La visione di EBIO riguarda l’intera catena del valore, dai fornitori di materie prime agli utenti finali di sostanze chimiche e della raffineria. Il potenziale del processo sarà convalidato rispetto all’integrazione in (bio)raffinerie, al potenziale commerciale, all’impronta climatica, alla capacità di stoccaggio dell’energia e all’impatto sociale nelle zone rurali.
Obiettivo
The availability of compact and cost-efficient solutions for sustainable energy production is essential for renewables to become Europe's dominant primary energy source. EBIO will contribute to achieve EU’s ambitious objectives, by providing an innovative technical solution for the sustainable and socially acceptable conversion of low value crude bio liquids, specifically fast pyrolysis oil and black liquor, into energy dense transport fuels.
The core of EBIO is the electrochemical upgrading of liquefied biomass to stable and energy dense bio oils and further refinery co-processing to premium transport fuels. The former step consists of successive depolymerisation, hydrogenation and decarboxylation, optimised by developing electrode materials, cell designs, separation processes and efficient integration into existing biorefinery infrastructure. An efficient, compact and safe process will be developed, operating at mild conditions, and targeting a carbon yield from crude bio liquid to transport fuel above 60%. The experimental development is supported by a broad sustainability analysis including economic feasibility, environmental footprint and impact on society and rural development.
EBIO will validate the new technology at lab-scale (TRL4), using an integrated approach covering the entire process, using variable feedstock, minimising separation costs, and increasing resource and carbon efficiency. The lab scale process developed will be the prototype for a future fuel production system serving as buffer for fluctuating electricity availability. Wide implementation of EBIO technology will lead to a decrease of at least 190 MtCO2 / year, and the production of at least 61 Mt biofuels/year, considering only pyrolysis oils and black liquor feedstock.
The EBIO consortium provides complementary world class expertise along the entire value chain and strong industrial commitment to maximise wide exploitation of the results through industrial implementation.
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H2020-LC-SC3-2020-RES-RIA
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RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinatore
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