PROJECT INFORMATION
Full title: | Pretreatment/Torrefaction of Biomass |
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Funding/Programme | TKI-BBE |
Duration | 2013-2018 |
Partners | ECN, BioLake, TorrCoal, TUDelft, CPM, Essent, NUON, Topell |
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
In the project TKI BBE Invent/Pre-treatment the viability of (partly) replacing fossil fuels by torrefied biomass is investigated. The project was divided in 4 work packages:
- Biomass selection, conditioning and supply
- Development of robust, flexible and safe production processes
- Inventory product requirements for logistics and end-use
- Optimization and standardization product quality
The work done by the University of Twente was part of work package 4, and covered the following topics:
- Desk study mass and energy balances of integrated torrefaction and pyrolysis
- Lab-scale batch and continuous experiments using various woody biomass streams and straw
- Pilot-scale pyrolysis experiments
The main objective was an assessment of the combination of the torrefaction and pyrolysis processes.