Description du projet
Des biocarburants durables pour le transport aérien et maritime
L’objectif du projet FLEXI-GREEN FUELS, financé par l’UE, est de faire progresser la production de biocarburants de nouvelle génération pour le transport aérien et maritime, en développant des technologies améliorées pour la conversion des résidus de biomasse lignocellulosique et de la fraction organique des déchets municipaux. Le projet prévoit de développer et d’optimiser trois méthodes de conversion des sucres en lipides. Ces lipides seront encore convertis en carburants pour les aéronefs (C8-C17) et/ou les navires marchands (>C18). Des analyses technico-économiques et d’évaluation du cycle de vie sont menées pour comparer les nouveaux biocarburants aux carburants conventionnels du transport aérien et maritime afin de quantifier leurs capacités.
Objectif
"The FLEXI-GREEN FUEL project will advance the production of next generation biofuels for shipping and aviation by developing and improving integrated technologies for a complete conversion of #1 lignocellulosic residue biomass (LIGN) and #2 the organic fraction of municipal waste (OFMSW). Project targets are to significantly reduce the cost by improving the performance of the produced biofuels regarding the efficiency, the environment and society. Semi-continuous organosolv pretreatment is used for the separation of cellulose and hemicellulose fractions from lignin, aiming at optimal conversion of each stream. As lipids are far superior bio-crudes towards hydrocarbon fuels, this project we will develop and optimize three efficient methods to convert sugars to lipids (fungal fermentation, algae dark fermentation and lipid rich larva production), which will be further converted via advanced hydrotreatment (HDO/isomerization) to diesel range (C16-C18) alkanes. We will combine this with the utilization of furans (from pentose/hexose sugars) via condensation (C-C coupling) and hydrodeoxygenation routes to allow production of drop-in aviation fuels. And with utilization of lignin fast pyrolysis via selective fractionation, hydrodeoxygenation and alkylation towards aviation fuels (C8-C17) and/or bunker type fuels (>C18). Whole system analysis assess economic (TEA) and environmental (LCA) performance indicators and benchmark against conventional aviation and shipping fuels."
Champ scientifique
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologyphycology
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculeslipids
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuels
- engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbiofuels
- engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybioprocessing technologiesfermentation
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RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinateur
27568 Bremerhaven
Allemagne