Lignin-derived "drop-in" renewable diesel fuels for rail applications
- Language of the publication
- English
- Date
- 2019-02
- Type
- Report
- Author(s)
- Zhang, Yi
- Monnier, Jacques
Abstract
This project has been designed by CanmetENERGY-Ottawa (CE-O, Natural Resources Canada) and its industrial partner CRB Innovations Inc. to assess the feasibility of sing lignin-derived diesel fuels in order to reduce the emissions of non-biogenic greenhouse gases and criteria air contaminants from the rail sector. These “drop-in” biofuels are hydrocarbon-based blending stocks fully compatible with conventional diesel fuels. CE-O and CRB Innovations Inc. have been working together on the development of technologies to convert lignin (a major component of wood) into renewable fuels under a multi-year task-shared agreement. CE-O develops and carries out the catalytic hydrotreatment whereas CRB deconstructs and fractionates lignocellulosic biomass and catalytically depolymerizes the lignin-rich fraction producing clean “oligomeric lignin feedstock” used by CE-O. In this project, the focus is to verify whether diesel fuel blends, containing lignin-derived diesel, can meet CGSB 3.18 specifications for locomotive fuel and then perform preliminary exhaust emission tests.
Description
This report examines the potential of diesel blended with lignin (a wood by-product) to meet locomotive fuel requirements and improve exhaust emissions.
Le présent rapport examine le potentiel du mélange de diesel et de lignine (un sous-produit du bois) pour répondre aux besoins en carburant des locomotives et améliorer les émissions de gaz d’échappement.
Subject
- Transport
Keywords
- lignin,
- diesel fuel,
- alternative fuel,
- biofuel,
- biomass,
- renewable,
- drop-in,
- hydrocarbon,
- exhaust,
- emissions,
- feasibility,
- CanmetENERGY,
- CanmetENERGY-Ottawa,
- Natural Resources Canada
Rights
Pagination
i-ix, 1-32
Peer review
Internal Review
Open access level
Not Applicable
Identifiers
- Government document number
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R.16680256e
- TP xxxxxe
Report
Sponsors
Innovation Centre, Transport Canada
Citation(s)
Zhang, Y., Monnier, J., (Feb 2019), Lignin-derived "drop-in" renewable diesel fuels for rail applications, (R.16680256e), Transport Canada.