Project presentations
Public project presentation
A description of project concept, partners and activities performed.
Presentations for eEUBCE workshop
In this section, you can find presentations and brief recorded videos presenting the activities of each partner, discussed durign the workshop held at eEUBCE conference 2020.
Conferences
2020 - EUBCE 28 - 28th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_202007_EUBCE28_JvKampen_presentation.pdf'>Download presentation on SEDMES experimental and modelling activities (TNO - van Kampen)</a><br />
<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_202007_EUBCE28_APoluzzi_poster.pdf'>Download poster on flexible Power and Biomass-to-Methanol plants (POLIMI - Poluzzi)</a><br />
<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_202007_EUBCE28_TJayabalan_presentation.pdf'>Download presentation on risk and sustainability assessment of Biomass-to-DME plants (INERIS - Jayabalan)</a>
The first contribution presents experimental and modelling activities related with Sorption-Enhanced DME synthesis reactors. The second poster presents a techno-economic analysis of Biomass-to-Methanol plants and the additional flexibility given by hydrogen addition to the syngas. The third contribution provides an overview of the methodology and of some preliminary results on process safety analysis and Life Cycle Assessment.
2019 - ICPS 19 - International Conference on Polygeneration Strategies<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201911_ICPS19_SHafner_presentation.pdf'>Download presentation on syngas production for DME synthesis from Sorption Enhanced Gasification of Biomass: A Pilot Plant-based Case Study (USTUTT - Hafner)</a>
The presentation covers results achieved from SEG with wood pellets and pellets made out of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste. Results are presented comprehensively focusing on syngas composition, considering standard gases (H2, CO, CO2 and CH4), lower hydrocarbons (C2-C4) and tars. It is shown that the facility can be operated stably with both investigated fuels and that both fuels are suitable for the production of a syngas with a Module M equal to 2 that is required for downstream DME synthesis.
2019 - NPS 16 - 16th Netherlands Process Technology Symposium<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201910_NPS16_JvKampen_presentation.pdf'>Download presentation on separation enhanced reactor systems for high carbon efficiencies (SEDMES) (TNO - Van Kampen)</a>
This work presents the concept behind CO2 utilization for synthetic fuels production and the advantages of Sorption Enhanced technologies for process intensification and cost reduction. A sensibility analysis on the main parameters influencing the SEDMES process design and performance is also presented.
2019 - ORC 2019 - 5th International Seminar on ORC Power Systems<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201909_ORC2019_CElsido_ORCrecovery_presentation.pdf'>Download poster on design optimization of a heat recovery ORC for a novel biomass to methanol plant (POLIMI - Elsido)</a>
This work presents the optimization of ORCs for recovering waste heat from a novel process for the co-production of methanol and electricity from biomass. The process uses a flexible sorption enhanced gasification reactor, developed in the framework of the H2020 EU project FLEDGED. The heat integration study is particularly interesting because the process features multiple hot and cold streams at different temperatures (i.e., the calciner flue gases, the syngas coolers, etc.) making it necessary to optimize not only the ORC configuration (i.e., single vs. multiple pressure levels, regenerative vs. simple cycle, combined heat and power arrangement, etc.) but also the heat exchanger network.
For two candidate working fluids, hexane and R1233zde, the cycle and heat integration are optimized using the p-h ORC superstructure and a systematic synthesis methodology recently proposed by Martelli et al. (2017). The optimization aims at maximizing the economic performance of the system taking into account the trade-off between efficiency and costs.
2019 - CATBIOR 5 - 12th European Congress of Chemical EngineeringFor two candidate working fluids, hexane and R1233zde, the cycle and heat integration are optimized using the p-h ORC superstructure and a systematic synthesis methodology recently proposed by Martelli et al. (2017). The optimization aims at maximizing the economic performance of the system taking into account the trade-off between efficiency and costs.
<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201909_CATBIOR5_Liuzzi_poster.pdf'>Download poster on in situ CO2-rich syngas pretreatment to promote the methanol production rate over CZA catalysts (ICP CSIC - Liuzzi)</a><br />
<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201909_CATBIOR5_Peinado_poster.pdf'>Download poster on support and reaction conditions effects on the catalytic activity of supported tungstosilicic acid for the dimethyl ether production (ICP CSIC - Peinado)</a>
The first contribution presents an experimental investigation of RWGS reaction use in order to increase in-situ the CO/CO2 ratio of biomass-derived CO2-rich syngas feed before the syngas-to-methanol catalyst. The objective is to enhance syngas conversion per pass. The second poster presents an experimental investigation of the activity of HSiW catalyst on different supports. The effect of high temperature and pressure conditions has been also investigated.
2019 - ECCE 12 - 12th European Congress of Chemical Engineering<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201909_ECCE12_JvKampen_SEDMES_presentation.pdf'>Download presentation on Sorption Enhanced DME Synthesis for high carbon efficiencies (ECN.TNO - van Kampen)</a><br />
<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201909_ECCE12_JvKampen_steam_presentation.pdf'>Download presentation on the maximization of carbon efficiency through steam separation enhancement (ECN.TNO - van Kampen)</a>
The first contribution presents an elaborate model study on the cyclic SEDMES process, which is conducted in parallel to an experimental research line. The combination of theory and experiments in a fundamental way is crucial for a proper understanding of this type of process. Feed flexibility and regeneration strategies are also presented. The second presentation is a wider overview of sorption-enhanced processes for chemicals sysnthesis from biogenic carbon.
2019 -13th IEA-GHG Summer School<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201907_IEAGHGF_APitkaoja_poster.pdf'>Download poster about development and validation of reactor model for simulation of a sorbent enhanced gasification reactor (LUT - Pitkaoja)</a>
Sorption enhanced gasification (SEG) is a promising technology for production of a renewable feedstock gas for dimethyl ether (DME) synthesis process. 1D bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) reactor model was developed and validated to gain knowledge from phenomena governing SEG processes.
2019 - Conference of the Spanish Society of Catalysis - SECAT<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201906_SECAT2019_DLiuzzi_presentation.pdf'>Download presentation about double bed configurations for methanol synthesis from CO2-rich bio-syngas (ICP-CSIC - Peinado - in Spanish)</a>
The production of biofuels such as methanol and DME from bio-syngas is a topic of great interest. The production of methanol from syngas derived from natural has been studied extensively, using Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 (CZA) catalysts as benchmark. In this work, the effect of reducing the CO2 content of the bio-syngas through the reverse water gas shift (R-WGS) reaction before the methanol synthesis has been studied. In order to that, the possibility of using a double catalytic bed, using a RWGS catalyst as the upper bed and a CZA catalysts for the methanol synthesis as the lower bed has been studied. Our results indicate that in order to obtain higher methanol productivities, the H2O produced during the RWGS has to be removed before the CO2-lean bio-syngas reaches the CZA catalytic bed.
2019 - 17th International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Utilization - ICCDU<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201906_ICCDU_Boon_presentation.pdf'>Download presentation of Separation-enhanced processes for the utilization of CO2 (ECN.TNO - Boon)</a>
The presentation provides an overview of the Sorption-enhanced DME synthesis (SEDMES) process and of its application for CO2 utilization. FLEDGED and E2C EU projects are presented as examples of integrated processe involving SEDMES.
2019 - EUBCE 27 - 27th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201905_EUBCE27_Hafner_poster.pdf'>Download poster on experimental campaigns in dual fluidized bed gasifier (USTUTT - Hafner)</a><br />
<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201905_EUBCE27_Guandalini_poster.pdf'>Download poster on the preliminary system analysis of SEG+SEDMES processes (POLIMI - Guandalini)</a>
The first poster provides an overview of the influence of different operating parameters on syngas composition, presenting the results of an experimental campaing performed in the 200 kWth dual fluidized bed facility at University of Stuttgart. The second poster provides a preliminary analysis of the performance of the FLEDGED system with and without methane recovery and hydrogen addition.
2019 - 2nd DME Sustainable Mobility Workshop - IDA<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201905_IDA-DME_TJayabalan_presentation.pdf'>Download presentation of FLEDGED project preliminary results on safety analysis and LCA (INERIS - Jayabalan)</a>
The presentation provides an overview of the project concept, of the methodology and of some preliminary results on process safety analysis and Life Cycle Assessment.
2019 - Winter School AIMSEA - Italian association of Fluid Machinery and Energy Systems Engineering<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201903_AIMSEA_APoluzzi_poster.pdf'>Download poster on preliminary techno-economic assessment of complete FLEDGED plant (POLIMI - Poluzzi)</a>
The poster provides an overview of the complete FLEDGED configuration and of the preliminary techno-economic analysis for the baseline case. Reported performance is consistent with those reported in the literature for biomass to DME plants. A more comprehensive discussion of the topic can be found in the public deliverable D4.1.
2018 - CHEMREACTOR 23 - XXIII International Conference on Chemical Reactors<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201811_CHEMREACTOR23_JBoon_presentation.pdf'>Download presentation on sorption enhanced chemical reactors (ECN part of TNO - Boon)</a><br />
<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201811_CHEMREACTOR23_SGuffanti_presentation.pdf'>Download presentation on the effects of intraparticle diffusion phenomena on DME synthesis (POLIMI - Guffanti)</a>
The first presentation provides an overview on the advantages of in-situ CO2 and H2O sorption in SEWGS and SEDMES chemical reactors. The second presentation compares two configurations of one-step direct synthesis reactor for DME synthesis (bed of mixed pellets vs. bed of hybrid pellets). The influence on the reaction kinetics is investigated by means of detailed mass, energy and momentum balances, including reaction schemes from literature.
2018 - GHGT14 - 14th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201810_GHGT14_Martinez_DMEandSNGfromSEG.pdf'>Download presentation Sorption enhanced gasification (SEG) of biomass with CO2 capture for the production of Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG) and DME for transport sector with negative emissions (CSIC - Martinez)</a>
Presentation on a process assessment of two synthetic fuel production plants based on a flexible Sorption Enhanced Gasification (SEG) of biomass is carried out, one focused on Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG) and the other on dimethyl ether (DME) production. Mass and energy balances of these two synthetic fuel production plants have been solved and their performance has been compared. The calculated biomass-to-fuel equivalent cold gas efficiency CGEeq (i.e. accounting for energy credits/debits associated to electricity export/import) ranges from 53.7% of the bio-SNG plant to 51.3% of the bio-DME plant. The assessed plants are also able to capture 63-67% of the inlet biomass carbon, leading to negative Well-to-Wheel emissions (around -160 g/km). The WTW CO2 emission saving in comparison with a conventional diesel vehicle is then around 260 g/km.
2018 - SDEWES2018 - Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment System<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201809_SDEWES2018_CElsido_presentation.pdf'>Download presentation Preliminary simulation study and heat integration of a highly intensified and flexible process for bio-DME and electricity production (POLIMI - Elsido)</a>
Presentation on the preliminary process modelling study and heat integration optimization for a novel highly intensified and flexible process for the co-production of bio-DME and electricity from biomass. The process combines two “sorption-enhanced” reactors: a flexible sorption enhanced gasification and a novel sorption enhanced DME synthesis. The novel system is being developed in the framework of the H2020 EU project FLEDGED. The preliminary process simulation is based on simplified (first-principle) models of the main process units while the heat integration optimization is performed with a systematic energy targeting methodology. The DME off-gas can be used in a gas turbine or in an internal combustion engine with minor differences in efficiency while the process waste heat can be efficiently recovered by a multiple-pressure-level heat recovery steam cycle. According to the results, the plant can achieve a biomass-to-DME conversion efficiency of 31.14 % (LHV basis) and a biomass-to-electricity conversion efficiency of 19.3 %.
2018 - ECCRIA 12 - 12th European Conference on Fuel and Energy Research and its Applications<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201809_ECCRIA_IMartinez_presentation.pdf'>Download presentation <i>Experimental investigation on sorption enhanced gasification (SEG) of biomass in a fluidized bed reactor for producing a tailored syngas</i> (CSIC - Martinez)</a>
Presentation on the analysis of the effect of different operating parameters (e.g. steam-to-carbon (S/C) ratio, CO2 sorption capacity and sorbent-to-biomass ratio) in the syngas composition and char conversion obtained in a 20-30 kWth bubbling fluidized bed gasifier, using grape seeds as feedstock. The importance of reducing the formation of higher hydrocarbons through a higher steam-to-carbon ratio and using a CO2 sorbent with high sorption capacity is assessed. C2+ concentrations below 0.6%vol. (in dry basis) can be achieved when working with S/C ratios of 1.5 at gasification temperatures from 700 to 740ºC. Varying the amount of the CO2 separated in the gasifier (by modifying the temperature or the CO2 sorption capacity of the sorbent) the content of H2, CO and CO2 in the syngas produced can be greatly modified, resulting in a module M=(H2-CO2)/(CO+CO2) that ranges from 1.2 to almost 3.
2018 - DME8 - International DME Conference / ICCDU XVI - International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Utilization<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201808_DME8_JVente_presentation.pdf'>Download presentation Options for Separation Enhanced DME Synthesis (ECN part of TNO - Vente)</a>
Presentation on the thermodynamics of CO/CO2 conversion to liquid fuels and different options for Sorption Enhnaced DME Synthesis.
2018 - ISCRE 25 - 25th International Conference on Chemical Reaction Engineering<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201805_ISCRE_JvKampen_presentation.pdf'>Download presentation Regeneration conditions as key to sorption enhanced DME synthesis (ECN part of TNO - van Kampen)</a><br />
<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201805_ISCRE_SGuffanti_poster.pdf'>Download poster on sorption enhanced DME synthesis process analysis and reactor modelling (POLIMI - Guffanti)</a>
Presentation on the feasibility of the sorption-enhanced DME synthesis (SEDMES) process related with efficient regeneration of the system: the pressure swing approach is combined with temperature swing regeneraton to enhance the global performances. Poster on modelling activities of sorption enhanced DME synthesis reactors: thermodynamic and kinetic analysis to check the advantages of a preliminary step without sorbent and to evaluate the heat management of the reactors.
2018 - FBC23 - International Conference on Fluidized Bed Conversion<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201805_23FBC_Hafner_presentation.pdf'>Download presentation Process validation in a 200 kWt dual fluidized bed facility (Uni Stuttgart - Hafner)</a>
Presentation on the validation and investigation of tailored syngas production in a 200 kWth dual fluidized bed facility. Experimental results for SEG gasification.
2018 - NCCC XIX - The Netherlands Catalysis and Chemistry Conference<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201803_NCCC_JvKampen_poster.pdf'>Download poster on catalyst activation for Sorption Enhanced DME Synthesis (ECN - Boon)</a>
Poster on sorption enhanced direct DME synthesis from tailored syngas. In this effort an investigation into the impact of the regeneration conditions on the catalyst performance for the sorption-enhanced DME synthesis is presented. CZA catalyst is active for SEDMES and provides significant conversion enhancement compared to conventional DME synthesis. Regeneration by temperature swing to 400 °C further improves the DME yield pre and post water breakthrough, as well as the adsorbent capacity. The interaction of water with alumina provides understanding of the impact of the regeneration temperature on the catalyst activity.
2017 - CHAINS - Chemistry for the Future (Dutch national chemistry conference)<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201712_CHAINS_JvKampen_poster.pdf'>Download poster - SEDMES technology (ECN - van Kampen)</a><br />
<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201712_CHAINS_JvKampen_presentation.pdf'>Download presentation - SEDMES technology (ECN - van Kampen)</a>
Presentation and poster about SEDMES technology for enhanced DME synthesis. Experimental proof-of-concept has shown increased DME yield, improved selectivity towards DME over methanol and reduced CO2 content in the product. Inherent to the adsorptive reactor concept, both the catalyst and adsorbent are periodically subjected to a regeneration procedure whose operating conditions strongly influence the effectiveness of the system.
2017 - TMFB5 - International Conference on Tailor-Made Fuels from Biomass <a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201706_TMFB2017_Boon_SEDMES.pdf'>Download presentation Sorption Enhanced DME Synthesis (ECN - Boon)</a>
Presentation on sorption enhanced direct DME synthesis from tailored syngas. A novel sorption enhanced dimethyl ether synthesis (SEDMES) process is presented using a solid adsorbent to remove produced water in situ. SEDMES experiments from feed mixtures of H2, CO, and CO2 have shown an increased yield of DME, an improved selectivity to DME over methanol, and a strongly reduced CO2 content in the product.
2017 - CFB12 - International Conference on Fluidized Bed Technology<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201705_CFB12_Hafner_TailoredSyngasFromSEG.pdf'>Download presentation Tailored Syngas (Uni Stuttgart - Hafner)</a><br />
<a href = '/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Presentations/Conferences/FLEDGED_201705_CFB12_Myohanen_IndirectSteamGasification.pdf'>Download presentation Indirect gasification (LUT - Myohanen)</a>
Presentations on the production of tailored syngas for DME synthesis by sorption enhanced gasification SEG and on the 3D-modelling of the governing phenomena inside the gasifier.