Upgrading woody biomass to biocoal using a novel microwave induced plasma technology
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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 Projects Limited | LEAD_ORG |
| Stopford Projects Limited | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| Liverpool John Moores University | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| Stopford Limited | LEAD_ORG |
| Stopford Limited | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| Michael Wilkinson | PM_PER |
| Michael Wilkinson | PM_PER |
Subjects by relevance
- Emissions
- Fuels
- Bioenergy
- Carbon dioxide
- Energy production (process industry)
- Wood energy
- Biomass (industry)
- Biofuels
- Wood
- MIPS
- Firewood
- Renewable energy sources
- Decrease (active)
- Fuelwood
- Carbon
- Costs
- Energy production plants
Extracted key phrases
- Woody biomass
- Renewable energy generation target
- Carbonise energy production
- Plasma technology
- Low energy density
- Energy dense
- MIP technology
- Novel microwave
- Technology development
- Biocoal
- Fossil fuel
- Carbon emission
- CO2 emission
- Real need
- Method