A life cycle assessment of oxymethylene ether synthesis from biomass-derived syngas as a diesel additive

被引：37

作者：

Mahbub, Nafisa ^{[1
]}

Oyedun, Adetoyese Olajire ^{[1
]}

Kumar, Amit ^{[1
]}

Oestreich, Dorian ^{[2
]}

Arnold, Ulrich ^{[2
]}

Sauer, Joerg ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Alberta, Dept Mech Engn, Donadeo Innovat Ctr Engn 10 263, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada

[2] Karlsruhe Inst Technol KIT, Inst Catalysis Res & Technol IKFT, Hermann von Helmholtz Pl 1, D-76344 Eggenstein Leopoldshafen, Germany

来源：

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION | 2017年 / 165卷

关键词：

Life cycle assessment; Oxymethylene ether; Forest biomass; Greenhouse gas emissions; Energy; STEAM PRETREATED BIOMASS; NET ENERGY RATIO; GREENHOUSE-GAS EMISSIONS; ALTERNATIVE FUELS; AUSTRALIAN HEAVY; GASIFICATION; GENERATION; RESIDUES; METHANOL; DESIGN;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.07.178

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

The life cycle energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission performances of forest biomass derived oxymethylene ether (OME) synthesis used as a diesel additive are analyzed in this study. OME, a new alternative liquid fuel, has great miscibility with conventional fuels like diesel. OME can reduce combustion emissions significantly when used as a diesel additive without any modification to the engine. A data-intensive spreadsheet-based life cycle assessment (LCA) model was developed for OME synthesis from woodchips derived from two different kinds of forest biomass, whole tree and forest residue. Woodchip harvesting, chip transportation, chemical synthesis of OME from biomass-derived syngas, OME transportation to blending, and vehicle combustion of this transportation fuel were considered in the system boundary. The results show that the whole tree pathway produces 27 g CO(2)eq/MJ of OME, whereas the forest residue pathway produces 18 g CO2eq/MJ of OME over 20 years of plant life. The difference is mainly due to some emissions-intensive operations involved in biomass harvesting and biomass transportation such as skidding, road construction, etc., in the whole tree pathway. Also, vehicle combustion was found to be the most GHG-intensive unit for both pathways. OME combustion in a vehicle accounts for about 77% and 83% of the total life cycle GHG emissions for the whole tree and forest residue pathways, respectively. This study also compares the diesel life cycle emission numbers with the life cycle emissions of OME derived from forest biomass, and it was observed that GHG emissions can be reduced by 20-21% and soot (black carbon) emissions can be reduced by 30% using a 10% OME blended diesel as a transportation fuel compared with conventional diesel. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：1249 / 1262

页数：14

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