| Project Owner... |
Twence
|
| Project name |
Hengelo
|
| Status |
operational
|
| Startup |
2015
|
| Country |
Netherlands
|
| City |
Enschede
|
| Type |
TRL 9 Commercial
|
| Technology |
PVC4: Intermediate bioenergy carriers for power and heat
|
| Technology additional information |
BTG-BTL technology
|
| Raw Material |
forest residues
|
| Input 1 |
Clean wood residues (39,600 t/y
)
|
| Output 1 |
pyrolysis oil (24,000 t/y
)
|
| Output 2 |
steam (8 MW)
|
| Output 3 |
power (electricity) (0.7 MWel )
|
| Technology Brief |
In 2016, a cooperation was initiated with the French engineering company Technip for the implementation of the fast pyrolysis technology.
BTG-BTL is involved in up-grading of the co-processing of crude pyrolysis oil in existing refineries (primarily co-FCC) and/or upgrading processes from crude pyrolysis oil to advanced biofuels. Development of the right catalysts for upgrading of crude pyrolysis oil to advanced biofuel is a key task. The company is also developing its technology to enable commercial production of crude pyrolysis oil from agricultural non-food residues.
In the area of upgrading of the bio-oil, BTG has validated the feasibility of the co-processing of bio-oil and Vacuum Gas Oil (VGO) in an FCC unit. BTG is also working on a 2-step approach, stabilization using Picula™ catalyst and hydrotreatment using commercial catalysts (NiMo/CoMo). The company has four continuous hydrotreaters at lab-scale (~ 1 kg/day) and is commissioning a new a pilot unit (~ 50kg Fast Pyrolysis Oil (FPO)/day) for further process and catalyst development on hydrotreatment of pyrolysis oil (HORIZON2020 projects Fastcard, 4REFINERY, Waste2Road).
In addition, in 2018 BTG will also commission a new 3 tonnes/d demo plant for pyrolysis oil fractionation (ref. Bio4Products) for the development of bio-based products.
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Last Update: 2024-08-01 13:50:18