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Assessment of Renewable Jet Fuel Production Potential for Alberta
Authors: ROSHNI Sebastian, MADHUMITA PATEL, Maryam Akbari, Amit Kumar
Identifier: CSBE21645
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Description: The aviation industry is deemed to be one of the fastest-growing industries contributing to 2% of global anthropogenic CO 2 emissions. Nearly 10% of crude oil is currently used for the production of jet fuel. However, the unsteady pricing of petroleum fuel, volatility of the fossil fuel reserves and ensuing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions make conventional jet fuel relatively unsustainable. Consequently, alternative aviation fuels generated from renewable resources like biomass, called biojet fuels have garnered interest. In a country like Canada, with abundant biomass resources, the potential to generate bio-based energy and fuels are anticipated to be high. The market potential for biojet fuel in the Prairie Provinces, on the basis of previous import statistics, is at least 350 million litres per year. For the stakeholders to completely assimilate the techno-economic constraints and potential of biojet fuel production, it is essential to understand the different feedstocks, possible thermochemical and biological conversion pathways and approximate quantity of fuel that can be generated. This study aims to assess the biojet fuel production potential for the province of Alberta, accounting for the various grain-based and lignocellulosic biomass and other organic renewable resources available in the province. Subsequently, canola grain and forest residues are found to be major sources of renewable jet fuel, with a gross potential of 139 and 85 M gal/year, respectively. Although there are significant barriers to the process design, economics and optimization, Alberta can prove to be one of the biojet fuel production hubs in North America, to meet commercial and military aviation demands.
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Date: 2021-06-11
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Conference name: 5th CIGR International Conference and CSBE-SCGAB AGM 2021, Quebec City,QC, 11-14 May 2021.
Session name: Energy 2 - Renewable Systems & Energy Efficiency
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Description: The aviation industry is deemed to be one of the fastest-growing industries contributing to 2% of global anthropogenic CO 2 emissions. Nearly 10% of crude oil is currently used for the production of jet fuel. However, the unsteady pricing of petroleum fuel, volatility of the fossil fuel reserves and ensuing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions make conventional jet fuel relatively unsustainable. Consequently, alternative aviation fuels generated from renewable resources like biomass, called biojet fuels have garnered interest. In a country like Canada, with abundant biomass resources, the potential to generate bio-based energy and fuels are anticipated to be high. The market potential for biojet fuel in the Prairie Provinces, on the basis of previous import statistics, is at least 350 million litres per year. For the stakeholders to completely assimilate the techno-economic constraints and potential of biojet fuel production, it is essential to understand the different feedstocks, possible thermochemical and biological conversion pathways and approximate quantity of fuel that can be generated. This study aims to assess the biojet fuel production potential for the province of Alberta, accounting for the various grain-based and lignocellulosic biomass and other organic renewable resources available in the province. Subsequently, canola grain and forest residues are found to be major sources of renewable jet fuel, with a gross potential of 139 and 85 M gal/year, respectively. Although there are significant barriers to the process design, economics and optimization, Alberta can prove to be one of the biojet fuel production hubs in North America, to meet commercial and military aviation demands.
Keywords:
Résumé:
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Citation:
Volume:
Issue:
Pages -
Contributor:
Date: 2021-06-11
Technical field:
Conference name: 5th CIGR International Conference and CSBE-SCGAB AGM 2021, Quebec City,QC, 11-14 May 2021.
Session name: Energy 2 - Renewable Systems & Energy Efficiency
Other information:
Type: Text.Abstract
Format:
Publication type: Presentation
Source:
Relation:
Coverage: Canada
Language 1: en
Language 2:
Rights: Canadian Society for Bioengineering
Notes:
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