Biomass Production Laboratory: Project 2 - Residues Mark Lefsrud, Associate Professor McGill University
HQP Training
A dvanced B iofuel C ourse Brought to you by Canada’s advanced biofuel network.
Description • An online certificate course on advanced biofuels. • Focused on Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP), but anyone from outside the organization is also welcome. • This online course is a overview of biofuels feedstocks, conversion technologies, combustion/emissions, as well as sustainability and aspects of commercialization. • The course will provide participants with a global understanding of the highly multidisciplinary biofuels sector and insight into the biofuels industry as well as the current challenges and opportunities. 07/08/2015 BioFuelNet Canada 4
Requirements • Online pre-recorded lectures (one 60-min lecture per week, for 14 weeks) • Short multiple-choice quizzes given after each module • Participation on an online discussion forum • One final writing assignment: popular-science style article (700-900 words) • $150 + taxes • Equivalent to 1 credit 07/08/2015 BioFuelNet Canada 5
• Lecture 1: Introduction to BioFuelNet’s Advanced Biofuels Course (ABC) • Lecture 2: Overview of biofuels – Donald Smith, Scientific Director of BioFuelNet • Lecture 3: Introduction to feedstocks – Donald Smith • Lecture 4: Forestry and woody residues – Mariya Marinova, Polytechnique Montreal • Lecture 5: Energy crops – Kevin Vessey, Professor, Department of Biology, Saint Mary’s University • Lecture 6: 1st & 2nd generation biofuels, and beyond – David Levin, University of Manitoba • Lecture 7: Biomass pyrolysis into bio-oil, bio-char and gases. Products uses and upgrading – Franco Berruti, Professor, University of Western Ontario • Lecture 8: Gasification: Concepts, production and use – Jean-Michel Lavoie, Sherbrooke • Lecture 9: Introduction to utilization, combustion and emissions – Jeff Bergthorson, Associate Professor, McGill University / Murray Thompson, Professor, University of Toronto • Lecture 10: Understanding intellectual property (IP) and its role in industry – Jeremy Lawson, Chemical Engineer and Patent Agent, ROBIC • Lecture 11: Case study: The early stages of technology commercialization – Mark Lefsrud, McGill • Lecture 12: Case study: Community-scale resource recovery and the biorefining approach - Simon Barnabé, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Physics, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières • Lecture 13: Sustainability, food vs. fuel and LCA – Dr. Warren Mabee, Queen’s University • Lecture 14: Environmental, policy, and regulatory issues at the biofuels / sustainability interface – Terry McIntyre, Government Liaison Officer, BioFuelNet Canada 6
Dr Mark Lefsrud’s Biomass Production Laboratory
Biomass Production Laboratory • Dr. Robert Williams • Dr. Tahera Naznin • Mr. Yvan Gariepy • PhD – Bo-Sen Wu – Srinivasa Reddy – Lucas McCartney – Edris Madadian – Anil Patel – Nafiseh Yavari – Débora Parrine • Masters – Camilo Perez Lee – Yves Roy – Richa Kalia – Stepanus Rossouw – Christine Crowe • Undergraduate Students – Polina Fateeva, Emmet Austin, Stephen McGuire, Blake Bissonette, Polina Fateeva, Ryan Knight, Antoine Malouin, Luc Roy, Jennifer Ashfield, Patricia Gaudet , Sara Tawil 8
Biomass Utilization Direct Combustion Gasification All Power Labs: GEK SBI: Caddy Alterna
Energy Efficiency • Biofuels touted as reducing carbon emissions and increase energy • Energy ratio based on Energy in verse Energy out. – Normalized as E out : E in
Energy Balance Herbaceous and woody crops burning – Max 17:1 – More realistic: 5:1 • Sugar Cane to ethanol – 8:1 • Corn to ethanol production – ~1.5:1 • Switchgrass producing ethanol (cellulose) – 4.4:1 • Bio-diesel – 3.2 : 1
Biomass Advantages • Advantages bio-based energy system – “cycle time” is very short as compared to petroleum / coal – carbon neutral, if grown in a well managed system. • This means that the carbon dioxide that is emitted by burning these fuels will be reabsorbed quite soon by other plants. http://www.canren.gc.ca/tech_appl/index.asp?CaID=2&PgId=62 http://www.canbio.ca/bioenergy.htm
Carbon Dioxide Advantage Hydro-electricity Wood pellet Natural Gas Propane Heating oil REAP Canada
Introduction: Multipurpose Energy System Biomass Combustion Energy CO 2 Heat and Power Fertilization 14
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