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Fischer Tropsch

FischerTropsch diesel can replace conventional diesel without requiring engine modifications.

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Strategische Bewertung der Perspectiven synthetischer Kraftstoffe auf Basis fester Biomasse  in NRW, Arnold, K. et al [pdf, 4,96 Mb] - 2006/05
 

Summary:  The German district of NordRhein-Westfalen (NRW) is very active in the development of sustainable technologies such as biofuels. This report assesses the possibilities to use local biomass for ... continued

Update of a life cycle approach to assess the environmental inputs and outputs, and associated environmental impacts,  of production and use of distillates from a complex refinery and SMDS Route, PricewaterhouseCoopers
[pdf, 3,06 Mb] - 2003/05
 

Summary:  Compares Shells gas-to-liquids (GTL) process (called Shell Middle Distillate Synthesis or SMDS) and its products with products from refining (called business-as-usual option or BAU). SMDS is not a ... continued

Production of FT transportation fuels from biomass; technical options, Hamelinck, C.N. [pdf, 2,31 Mb] - 2003/03
 

Summary:  This study fine-tunes previous studies on the techno-economical possibilities of the production of Fischer Tropsch transportation fuels. The Fischter Tropsch liquids production costs are still about two ... continued

Preliminary techno-economic analysis of large-scale synthesis gas manufacturing from imported biomass, Calis, H.P.A. et al [pdf, 298 Kb] - 2002/10
 

Summary:  A techno-economic analysis was made of two concepts for large scale (8 GWth) production of syngas from biomass which is imported from overseas. The analysis involved projections of technology ... continued

Green Diesel from Biomass via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: New Insights in Gas Cleaning and Process Design, Boerrigter H. et al [pdf, 89 Kb] - 2002/10
 

Summary:  A small FT unit based on Shell technology was operated for in total 650 hours on biosyngas produced by gasification of willow. In the investigated system, tars were removed in a high-temperature ... continued

Green Diesel production with Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, H. Boerrigter [pdf, 160 Kb] - 2002/09
 

Summary:  This presentation was given at the Business Meeting Platform for Bio-Energie in September 2002. It concluded that the FT-Diesel synthesis route is feasible, assuming large-scale production and ... continued

Large-scale production of biofuels through biomass (co-)gasification and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, TNO-MEP [pdf, 447 Kb] - 2002/08
 

Summary:  TNO-MEP (part of the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research), in collaboration with two other partners, studied the feasibility of producing Fischer-Tropsch fuels from biomass-based ... continued

Large scale production of biofuels through biomass (co-)gasification and Fischer Tropsch synthesis, Jansen J.P. [pdf, 447 Kb] - 2002/08
 

Summary:  In this work the production of sustainable syngas has been investigated for use in a co-production plant for electricity and Fischer Tropsch diesel at the Willem-Alexander Centrale in Buggenum, the ... continued

Discussion of issues pertinent to rulemaking to designate Fischer-Tropsch diesel as alternative fuel under sec.301(2) of the energy policy act of 1992, United States department of energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy [pdf, 223 Kb] - 2002/07
 

Summary:  The US Department of Energy (DOE) is undertaking a rulemaking procedure to determine whether diesel fuels produced from natural gas should be designated as alternative fuels. DOEs intention, ... continued

Large-scale production of biofuels through biomass (co)gasification and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, TNO
[pdf, 43 Kb] - 2002/06
 

Summary:  TNO-MEP (part of the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research), in collaboration with two other partners, is studying the feasibility of producing Fischer-Tropsch fuels from biomass... continued

Biomass Integrated Fischer Tropsch feasability study [pdf, 57 Kb] - 2002
 

Summary:  A feasability study to explore a climate neutral fuel production chain by a consortium of Shell, VW, Rabobank, ECN and Ecofys led by SDE concludes that BiG-FiT (Biomass Integrated Fischer ... continued

FITOR, Dr.ir. Harold Boerrigter [pdf, 105 Kb] - 2002
 

Summary:  The FITOR is a bench-scale slurry bubble column reactor designed for research on Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. The reactor is also suitable for carrying out other slurry synthesis processes. ... continued

Assessment of Well-to-Wheels Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Fischer-Tropsch Diesel, Michael Wang [pdf, 691 Kb] - 2000/11
 

Summary:  The middle distillate fuel produced from natural gas via the Fischer-Tropsch process has been proposed as a motor fuel for compression-ignition engine vehicles. This report is an assessment of the ... continued

The production of Fischer Tropsch liquids and power through biomass gasification, Tijmensen M. [pdf, 1,04 Mb] - 2000/11
 

Summary:  This study concerns the technical feasibility and economics of BIG-FT (Biomass Integrated Gasification-Fischer Tropsch) processes in general and identifies the most promising system configuration... continued

Papers and presentations of Fischer-Tropsch Diesel fuel studies (part 1), Several authors [pdf, 1,9 Mb] - 2000
 

Summary:  This is a collection of eleven papers and presentations of Fischer Tropsch Diesel fuel studies. continued

Papers and presentations of Fischer-Tropsch Diesel fuel studies (part 2), Several authors [pdf, 3,45 Mb] - 2000
 

Summary:  This is a collection of eleven papers and presentations of Fischer Tropsch Diesel fuel studies. continued

Most recent change | 25-09-2008