CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2017
| Author | Chaudhry, Waleed |
|---|---|
| Title | An Overview of Biomass to Liquid (BTL) Fuels via Fisher Tropsch Synthesis: Pathways towards Developing a Smart BTL Facility |
| Summary | As a result of highly unpredictable oil prices in recent years, there has been an amplified demand for developing other liquid fuel alternatives. Biomass to liquid (BTL) conversion process produces fuels such as gasoline, jet fuel oil and diesel. This process not only harvest a variety of clean burning liquid fuels, but also produces a range of high quality chemicals. The process first converts biomass into syngas, a blend of hydrogen and carbon monoxide gases. The gas mix is then condensed over a catalyst to form liquid fuels with ultra-low sulphur content through the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) process. One major concern of the process, however, is large amounts of carbon emissions and waste generated during the conversion process. The research overlooks at the BTL conversion process, highlights the potential environmental impacts and identifies ways to develop a smart BTL facility which effectively utilizes all major waste/by-product in order to minimize potential environmental hazard(s). The research also sheds light on the issues related to commercialization of the BTL technology for mass production. |
| Supervisor | Illés, Zoltán |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy MSc |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2017/chaudhry_waleed.pdf |
Visit the CEU Library.
© 2007-2021, Central European University