Biomass Thermo-chemical Conversion Manuel Garcia-Perez Assistant Professor (mgarcia-perez@wsu.edu) (http://www.bsyse.wsu.edu/core/directory/faculty/garcia-perez.html) 2005 PhD., Laval University, Quebec, Canada 2000 M.S., Laval University, Quebec, Canada 1998 M.E., University of Orient, Cuba 1995 B.E., University of Orient, Cuba Research and Teaching Biomass Thermo-chemical Conversion Characterization of Thermo-chemical Products. Bio-fuels and Bio-oil Refineries Environmental Impact of Thermo-chemical Processes The title page.
Heat Biomass Thermo-chemical Conversion Technologies of Interest Drying, Thermal Treatment and Torrefaction (100-300 oC) Pyrolysis (350-600 oC) Biomass Heat Combustion and Incineration (over 1300 oC) Gasification (600-1200 oC)
New Thermo-chemical conversion concepts Fundamentals of biomass thermo-chemical reactions and transport phenomena New Thermo-chemical conversion concepts Heat Reacted Fibers Diffusion of Products Cellulose Cellulose of low DP (Active cellulose) De-polymerization + H2O + CO2+CO O H HO + … H2O + CO2 + CO + chain linked by ether groups Polysaccharides (under 300 oC) (slow pyrolysis) Acid (phosphoric acids) + water catalyzed H2O CH Fast levoglucosenone Alkali cation inhibited mechanism Fragmentation CH3 MULTIPLE REACTIONS
Thermally modified wood Torrefaction Products Karl-Fischer Titrator Characterization of Products from Thermo-chemical Conversion Technologies UV-VIS FTIR UV-Fluorescence TGA/DSC Charcoal Syngas GC Thermally modified wood Bio-oil Combustion gases GC- MS Torrefaction Products Ash Deposits Karl-Fischer Titrator AA Spectrometer Analytical Pyrolysis GC- FID
Crude Materials derived from Biomass Development of new Bio-refinery Concepts to Produce Transportation Fuels from Crude Materials Derived from Biomass Methanol or Ethanol Vegetable Oil Transesterification Bio-diesel Glycerol H2 Vegetable Oil Hydro-treatment Green Diesel Green Jet Green Gasoline Green Olefins Studies to develop new Bio-refineries Transportation Bio-fuels and Green Chemicals Crude Materials derived from Biomass Reaction Engineering Separation Sciences Ethanol Bio-diesel Green Diesel Green Gasoline Green Polymers H2 Methanol Green olefins + Bio-oil H2 Green Gasoline Ethanol Separation, Fermentation and Hydro-treatment Monomers Chemicals Fischer-Tropsch Green Gasoline Green Jet Syngas Green Diesel Methanol
Bio-fuels in the Real World Fuel properties Testing New Bio-Fuels Bio-fuels in the Real World Fuel properties Spray and Droplet Combustion Studies Viscosity Spray Optimization Calorific value Surface Tension d Droplet Combustion Studies Density Flash Point