
Supercritical Fluids for Biomass Treatment and Fuel Production
Explore the use of supercritical fluids in high-throughput biomass treatment for enhanced fuel yield. Learn about their attractive properties, applications in biomass pre- and post-treatment, and potential for clean fuel production in an integrated power plant setting.
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Biomass Treatment with Supercritical Fluids for high throughput and yield to fuels Aydin K. Sunol, Kyle Cogswell, Aaron Driscoll, and Zachary Cerniga Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Dep., (EF)2(ES)2 Lab. University of South Florida, Tampa FL hdrLogo02 College of Engineering
Supercritical Fluids Attractive Green Processing Environment CO2: PC= 73 atm; TC= 31.1 oC H2O: PC= 217.7 atm; TC= 373.9 oC Tunable Non toxic Non-flammable Readily available Inexpensive High diffusivity Low viscosity low surface tension High density High solvent power 2
Supercritical Fluids For Pre or Post treatment of Biomass Pretreatment Extraction of High Value Added Products Extracts have value Nutraceuticals, food and beverages, medically active compounds, algae Residue have Value Pulp Impregnation of biomass Catalyst Composite components (Super Wood) Post Treatment Combustion Partial Oxidation in SCW Gasification to hydrogen or Fuels Supercritical Reformer and SCW gasification Liquefaction (Controlled pyrolysis Conversion to Value added products Biodiesel
Integrated Power Plant and Hydrocarbon Processing for Chemical and Clean Fuel Production