Technology for the production of fully synthetic aviation fuels, diesel and gasoline

September 2012

Technology for the production of fully synthetic aviation fuels, diesel and gasoline

Professor Angelica HullSwedish Biofuels AB

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Swedish Biofuels technology

• New pathway based on well establish industrial processes through an alcohol intermediate: C2-C5 as single alcohol or multicomponent mixture

• High quality products

• Technology proven at pilot scale

• Wide range of non food feedstock

• Fuel types

•Gasoline

•Diesel

•Fully synthetic aviation fuel, 100 % replacement - under ASTM certification

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Chemical synthesis

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CO2 to jet

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Swedish Biofuels patented technology – Biomass to jet fuel via alcohols

BTA – Biomass to alcoholATJ – Alcohol to jet

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Alcohol production by hydrolysis

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Alcohol production by thermolysis

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Swedish Biofuels – alcohol downstream synthesis

Feedstock: C2-C5 alcohols as single alcohol eg ethanol or multicomponent mixture

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Swedish Biofuels Pilot Plant @ Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm

• In operation: 15 months at full capacity

• Operating hours: 6600 h/y

• Biological fuel capacity: 10 t/y (3300 USG/y)

• Jet 4.8 t/y

•Gasoline 3.5 t/y

•Diesel 1.7 t/y

• Feedstock: C2-C5 alcohols as single alcohol or multicomponent mixture

• Quality: commercial fuel specification

• Reproducibility: confirmed33

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List of fuel samples for following test result slides

Tests performed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base research laboratories (AFRL).Production of the fuel samples was been funded by DARPA under contract W911NF-08-C-0001. Data has been approved for public release by DARPA.Test data in this presentation forms part of the data submitted to ASTM Committee by Swedish Biofuels AB.

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Results of specification testing

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Results of specification testing - continued

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Results of specification testing - continued

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Results of specification testing - continued

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Aromatic species analysis by D6379 for biofuels and JP-8 fuel

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Hydrocarbon type analysis by D2425 for biofuels and JP-8 fuel

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Chromatograms of biofuels and JP-8 fuel

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Scanning Brookfield viscosity curves of biofuel and JP-8 fuel

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Data from QCM thermal stability analysis

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Metals analysis by ICP-MS

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Metals analysis by ICP-MS- continued

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Summary of volume swell of selected O-ringsaged in biofuels and average values for JP-8

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Biobased determination test

Mean Biobased Result: 100 %Proportions Biobased vs. Fossil BasedIndicated by 14C content

Biobased Content100%

Fossil Content 0%

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