Funding-Catalytic
Upgrading of Thermochemical Intermediates to Hydrocarbons; May 6, 2011
Agency
Name
DOE
Description
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is
seeking applications to develop fully integrated catalytic upgrading processes that
will be capable of long term continuous processing of the proposed feed stream
(from thermochemical degradation of raw biomass). The
upgrading process can be stand alone (yielding a finished fuel/blend stock) or
it can be a processing step that produces feed streams compatible with existing
shipping/transportation infrastructure and petroleum refining unit operations.
Successful applicants will be required to describe and discuss the
comprehensive characterization of the selected catalyst(s), for the proposed
upgrading process. Integrated experimental runs will be required to accumulate
2000 hours of operating history on a single catalyst loading to form the basis
of the catalyst characterization. This characterization will be expected to
identify key relationships between various process parameters and the long term
pe rformance attributes of
the catalyst. The effects of feed stream quality and recycled streams on
catalyst performance as well as product yield, heat management and product
selectivity are to be reported. These projects will be critical in attracting
private capital and the petroleum industry's support for the biomass to
fungible hydrocarbon fuels pathway. This solicitation is expected to identify
and potentially resolve technical processing issues associated with long term thermochemical intermediate upgrading, bringing the
technology to a process development unit or pilot ready status at the end of
the project performance period.
Announcement
Number: DE-FOA-0000467
Due
Date: May
06, 2011
Link
to Full Announcement
Contact
Information
Nicholas
Oscarsson
TCUpgrading11@go.doe.gov