Bio-jet fuel conversion technologies

Biomass-derived jet (bio-jet) fuel has become a key element in the aviation industry׳s strategy to reduce operating costs and environmental impacts. Researchers from the oil-refining industry, the aviation industry, government, biofuel companies, agricultural organizations, and academia are working...

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Published in:Renewable & sustainable energy reviews Vol. 53; pp. 801 - 822
Main Authors: Wang, Wei-Cheng, Tao, Ling
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2016
Elsevier
Subjects:
09 BIOMASS FUELS
Alcohol-to-jet
Bio-jet fuel
Catalytic upgrading sugars to hydrocarbons
Direct sugar to hydrocarbon
Fischer-Tropsch
Hydro-processed renewable jet
Fischer–Tropsch
Catalytic upgrading sugars to hydrocarbons
Bio-jet fuel
Direct sugar to hydrocarbon
Alcohol-to-jet
Hydro-processed renewable jet
ISSN:1364-0321, 1879-0690
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Summary:Biomass-derived jet (bio-jet) fuel has become a key element in the aviation industry׳s strategy to reduce operating costs and environmental impacts. Researchers from the oil-refining industry, the aviation industry, government, biofuel companies, agricultural organizations, and academia are working toward developing a commercially viable and sustainable process that produces a long-lasting renewable jet fuel with low production costs and low greenhouse emissions. This jet fuel, additionally, must meet ASTM International specifications and potentially be a 100% drop-in replacement for current petroleum jet fuel. In this study, the current technologies for producing renewable jet fuels, categorized by alcohols-to-jet, oil-to-jet, syngas-to-jet, and sugar-to-jet pathways are reviewed. The main challenges for each technology pathway, including conceptual process design, process economics and life-cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions are discussed. Although the feedstock price and availability and energy intensity of the process are significant barriers, biomass-derived jet fuel has the potential to replace a significant portion of conventional jet fuel required to meet commercial and military demand.
Bibliography:USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Bioenergy Technologies Office (EE-3B)
AC36-08GO28308
NREL/JA-5100-65348
ISSN:1364-0321
1879-0690
DOI:10.1016/j.rser.2015.09.016