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EUBCE 2024 - Yadolah GANJKHANLOU - Pilot Scale Intensified Fischer-Tropsch Reactor for Sustainable Fuel Production from Residual Glycerol

Pilot Scale Intensified Fischer-Tropsch Reactor for Sustainable Fuel Production from Residual Glycerol

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Synthetic fuels from biomass and hydrogen

Pilot Scale Intensified Fischer-Tropsch Reactor for Sustainable Fuel Production from Residual Glycerol

Short Introductive summary

The GLAMOUR project explores converting residual bio-based glycerol into sustainable jet fuel and marine diesel [1]. Here, intensified Fischer Tropsch synthesis (FTS) reactors with Al foam and 3D-printed Cu inserts were applied to convert reformed glycerol to jet fuels. FTS reactors with 3D printed/traditional packed Co+Ru/?-Al2O3 catalysts suffer from thermal runaway and therefore undesired selectivity [2], however, developed structured reactors allow for efficient fuel production and heat dissipation, especially with Cu which have maximum heat duty of 1444 kW/m3 and productivity of 0.99 which outperform similar structured reactors even in absence of a contactor/skin [3]. Pilot tests confirmed this approach is promising for modular fuel and biomass to liquid production units. [1] The GLAMOUR projec, https://www.glamour-project.eu/, n.d. [2] J. Lefevere et al. , Catalysis Today (2024) 114585. [3] C.G. Visconti et al., Chemical Engineering Journal 481 (2024) 148469.

Presenter

Yadolah GANJKHANLOU

TNO, TNO, Biobased and Circular Technologies, THE NETHERLANDS

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Co-authors:

Y. Ganjkhanlou, TNO, Petten, THE NETHERLANDS
E.H. Boymans, TNO, Petten, THE NETHERLANDS
J. Lefevere, VITO, Mol, BELGIUM
B. Sutens, VITO, Mol, BELGIUM
A.J. Grooties, TNO, Petten, THE NETHERLANDS

Session reference: 5BV.4.16