Description du projet
Les déchets organiques donnent des ailes à l’aviation durable
Le projet BIOCTANE, financé par l’UE, vise à développer et à optimiser un processus innovant de conversion des déchets organiques à teneur élevée en eau (par exemple, les déchets alimentaires et les déchets organiques issus de l’industrie agroalimentaire) en carburéacteurs «drop-in» neutres en carbone et commercialisables. En combinant la biotechnologie et la gazéification hydrothermale, les chercheurs convertiront des déchets organiques complexes en molécules de plateforme. Un nouveau procédé de synthèse en un seul récipient sera mis au point pour convertir ces molécules en molécules d’hydrocarbures (carburéacteur). BIOCTANE ouvrira la voie à des technologies d’énergies renouvelables durables, sûres et compétitives en Europe, en stimulant l’utilisation de biocarburants avancés, en particulier dans le secteur de l’aviation.
Objectif
The reduction of GHG emissions according to the Paris Agreement is particularly challenging regarding the production of “green” liquid fuels with a high energy density for the aviation sector (drop-in biokerosene). In this context, the BIOCTANE project aims to develop and optimize an innovative process for the conversion of organic waste materials naturally characterized by a high-water content (e.g. food-waste, organic material from the food processing industry) into carbon-neutral market-ready drop-in jet-fuels.
In particular, BIOCTANE project will develop a proof of concept on the synergetic coupling of biotechnological and thermocatalytic processing routes by a disruptive and interdisciplinary strategy that will result in an efficient valorization of the organic wastes into renewable jet-fuel, maximizing the recovery of chemical energy, nutrients and carbon use.
First, the complex organic waste will be converted into platform molecules (acetoin and 2,3-butanediol) by creating a breakthrough link between biotechnological processing of biowaste and hydrothermal gasification technology. Subsequently, a novel one-pot chemical process will be developed by the combination of different catalytic steps through which the platform molecules are converted to jet-fuel range hydrocarbons. Based on an extensive process flow modelling, the process efficiency and the techno-economic requirements for full market integration as well as the environmental impact will be assessed. Best environmental performance, including recovering nutrients for reuse will be aimed for throughout the process development.
Therefore, BIOCTANE will establish a novel pathway involving hybrid processes and multifunctional catalysts, contributing to implement sustainable, secure and competitive renewable energy technologies in Europe, boosting the use of advanced biofuels and with a direct impact on strategic areas like aviation transport
Champ scientifique
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsliquid fuels
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- natural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryhydrocarbons
- natural scienceschemical sciencescatalysis
- engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbiofuels
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Espagne