FP6 - 518312 BIOCOUP - Co-processing of upgraded bio-liquids in standard refinery units

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Type of Project	Integrated Project
Contract No	FP6 - 518312
Total Cost	13,300 KEuro
EC Contribution	7,600 KEuro
Start Date	1-5-2006
Duration	60 Months

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Abstract

This project aims to develop a chain of process steps to allow biomass feedstock to be effectively co-fed to a conventional oil refinery. Energy and oxygenated chemicals will be co-produced. The overall innovation derives from integration of bio-feedstock procurement with existing industries and processing of upgraded biomass forms in existing mineral oil refineries. It will allow a seamless integration of bio-refinery co-processing products to the end consumer for products like transport fuels and chemicals, and provide an important stimulus to biomass acceptance and technological development of biomass production routes.

The specific objectives are:

• Biomass liquefaction and energy production: to reduce bio-oil production costs
• Upgrading technologies: to develop de-oxygenation technology and scale it up to process development unit-scale
• Evaluation of upgraded bio-liquids in standard refinery units: assess the viability of upgraded bio-liquids co-processing in a standard refinery
• Conversion to chemicals: identify optimal recovery and fractionation strategies and technologies for the production of discrete target compounds
• Scenario and life cycle analysis :outline a low-risk, low-cost development path for the most promising bio refinery chains
• Transversal activities: optimise the impact of the project by a structured management and the coordination of the standardisation, exploitation & dissemination activities.

These goals will be achieved by the the consortium that includes industrial companies and an R&D company with strong competency in the processing industry sector as well as European research centres and universities in the field of biomass and a Russia research centre as listed below.

Coordinator

Valtion Teknillinen Tutkimuskeskus, VTT Processes, Espoo, Finland

Partners

• Rijksuniversiteit Groningen , Netherlands
• Boreskov Institute of Catalysis - Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation
• Uhde Hochdrucktechnik Gmbh, Germany
• B.T.G. Biomass Technology Group BV, Netherlands
• Universiteit Twente, Netherlands
• Stfi-Packforsk AB, Sweden
• Bundesforschungsanstalt Fuer Forst- Und Holzwirtschaft, Germany
• Kemijski Institut Ljubljana Slovenija, Slovenia
• Arkema SA, France
• Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
• Alma Consulting Group SAS, France
• Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique, France
• Chimar Hellas SA, Greece
• Albemarle Catalysts Company B.V., Netherlands
• Metabolic Explorer, France
• Shell Global Solutions International B.V., Netherlands

Contacts

Coordinator

• Yrjo SOLANTAUSTA / VTT Energy FINLAND