Project description
CO2 and nitrogen management using biomass residues
Reducing net carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is crucial for limiting global warming and ensuring a sustainable future. The EIC-funded MINICOR project aims to develop a scalable process for managing CO2 and nitrogen using biomass residues. The process begins with pyrolysis, generating low-value pyrolysis oil and gases. The gases are efficiently combusted using the moderate or intense low-oxygen dilution (MILD) method, which provides energy for the conversion of the pyrolysis oil into syngas through CO2 reforming. The process can be further enhanced with renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind. Additionally, the residual biochar can be treated with CO2 to adsorb nitrogen, enabling soil carbonisation and nitrification. This approach leverages biomass to produce syngas and biochar for various applications.
Objective
Reduced net emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) are necessary to achieve the goals of limited global warming and ensure a sustainable future for our society. This proposal presents a versatile and scalable process for management and valorization of CO2 and nitrogen. Starting from biomass residues, a first step in the proposed scheme involves a pyrolysis process that results in the release pyrolysis oil of rather low heating value. However, combustion under very diluted conditions using a Moderate or Intense Low-oxygen Dilution (MILD) concept allows for efficient and low-pollutant energy conversion. The MILD combustion process is utilized for a CO2 reforming step resulting in generation of syngas. The pyrolysis and the reforming are supplied by heat from the MILD combustion that can be further supplemented by intermittent energy sources such as solar and wind power.
The residual char product from the pyrolysis step can be upgraded by activation with CO2 and utilized for adsorption of nitrogen from biomass. The nitrogen-enriched char can then be used for soil carbonization and nitrification. The concept thus addresses the objective of CO2 and nitrogen management with efficient renewable resource deployment. It also adopts a circular approach as it can employ biomass residues as raw material and combines the production of heat and syngas with that of porous biochar materials for several possible utilizations. The process can be adapted by multiple parameters and optimized for different conditions and purposes, and rather than optimizing on a single product or aspect, the concept brings a holistic view. The development of the process will include experimental research with state-of-the-art analysis methods, based on laser diagnostics and neutron scattering, combined with numerical modeling of the thermochemical processes. Life-cycle analysis will be made during the project to guide process development and assess its impact.
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- natural sciences chemical sciences physical chemistry thermochemistry
- agricultural sciences agricultural biotechnology biomass
- natural sciences physical sciences optics laser physics
- engineering and technology environmental engineering energy and fuels energy conversion
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HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC)
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22100 Lund
Sweden
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