New Perspec*ve -“Lowest Cost” Energy From
Vast Biomass 22, Hydrothermal Carboniza*on
• -->> cont; •3 MAINLY NONWOOD WASTE: ✔ 3c Hydrothermal Carboniza2on(HTC):
• Smaller sized installa.on◎(Grenol GmbH, Oax-eco+), also op.on of making
hydrocarbon chemical◎(AVA-CO2), Wastewater focus as raw material◎(TerraNova
Energy, Aqua Enviro+), Slightly different Cataly&c HydroThermal
Polymeriza&on(lower temp & pressure, less CO2 & decarboxyla.on reac.on) of
biomass which requires no binder for pelle.za.on◎(PCS Biofuels). *(◎indicates
Sub/SuperCri.cal Water related tech).
• HTC installa.on level/Produc.on capacity is much smaller than
Torrefac.on(compe.ng dry version of this process), par.cularly out of Europe. There
is a mainstream Dutch govn't backed movement of conver.ng marshland fast
growing weed into fuel but progress being stopped since 2013:
TORWASH(Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland: ECN).
•
3d SubCri&cal/SuperCri&cal water treatment(SCW)/Hydrothermal
Liquefac&on/SuperHeated Steam: Can adjust parameter to gasify heavily or treat
non-liquefied por.on for the second round process. High % liquefac.on might
require certain mineral catalysis(usually recoverable).
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linkedin.com/in/newnatureparadigm -Ben Rusuisiak: Specialty Cleantech Analysis, Vancouver, Canada