Upgrading woody biomass to biocoal using a novel microwave induced plasma technology

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Title
Upgrading woody biomass to biocoal using a novel microwave induced plasma technology

CoPED ID
65e2147e-b2e8-41e0-b4d4-20df4460943d

Status
Closed


Value
£454,775

Start Date
May 31, 2016

End Date
May 31, 2017

Description

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There is a real need to de-carbonise energy production in order that Governments meet their obligations to

reduce fossil fuel derived carbon emissions and to meet renewable energy generation targets. Using

sustainable sources of wood as a fuel is one such method of reducing the CO2 emissions associated with energy

production; however, wood has a high moisture content, low energy density, has variable combustion

properties and there are considerable costs incurred in modifying existing power plants for co-firing.

Consequently, power producers are looking increasingly to torrefaction as a method of upgrading woody

biomass to produce energy dense and renewable "biocoal", but technology development has been hampered

by engineering problems and economic issues. The main aim of this proposal is two-fold: to enhance and assess

the techno-economics of using novel microwave induced plasma (MIP) technology to make biocoal; and to use

a systems approach to identify the optimum position and scale of the MIP technology within the biomass

supply chain so that the benefits of biocoal can be realised.

STOPFORD LIMITED LEAD_ORG
LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY PARTICIPANT_ORG
STOPFORD LIMITED PARTICIPANT_ORG

Subjects by relevance
  1. Emissions
  2. Biomass (industry)
  3. Energy production (process industry)
  4. Bioenergy
  5. Biofuels
  6. Fuels
  7. Renewable energy sources
  8. MIPS
  9. Carbon dioxide
  10. Wood energy
  11. Fuelwood
  12. Energy technology

Extracted key phrases
  1. Woody biomass
  2. Renewable energy generation target
  3. Carbonise energy production
  4. Plasma technology
  5. Low energy density
  6. Energy dense
  7. MIP technology
  8. Novel microwave
  9. Technology development
  10. Biocoal
  11. Fossil fuel
  12. Carbon emission
  13. Co2 emission
  14. Real need
  15. Method

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