High quality biofuels production from woody biomass

PROJECT INFORMATION

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:

1. Biomass selection, conditioning and supply
2. Development of robust, flexible and safe production processes
3. Inventory product requirements for logistics and end-use
4. 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.

INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT

• Prof. dr. ir. G. Brem
• Ir. E.A. Bramer
• MSc. A.C. Louwes (PhD)