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Study explores energy balance of Fischer-Tropsch diesel via autothermal reforming of pyrolysis oil from biomass residue; spreadsheet offered as tool

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Modelled process for the conversion of biomass into liquid transportation fuel. The estimated energy efficiencies computed with the spreadsheet are comparable to those obtained with Aspen software. barrels of diesel oil. Rosse (2011) Conversion of Residual Biomass into Liquid Transportation Fuel: An Energy Analysis.

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Researchers propose CO2 recycling to improve Fischer-Tropsch GTL efficiency and reduce total CO2 emissions

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Broadly, GTL processing using natural gas as feedstock entails three stages: reforming of methane to produce syngas (a mixture of H 2 and CO); conversion of the syngas using F-T synthesis to produce a broad range of hydrocarbons; and upgrading of the F-T products to naphtha, diesel, liquefied petroleum gas, etc., —Zhang et al.

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DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

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The plant will operate under realistic conditions at a California oil field for at least two months of continuous steady-state testing. The University of Akron in collaboration with Aspen Aerogels, Inc., The test will allow project participants to gather data for further process scale-up of carbon capture technology.

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