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Okolie JA, Awotoye D, Tabat ME, Okoye PU, Epelle EI, Ogbaga CC, Güleç F, Oboirien B. Multi-criteria decision analysis for the evaluation and screening of sustainable aviation fuel production pathways. iScience 2023; 26:106944. [PMID: 37332608 PMCID: PMC10276035 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2023] Open
Abstract
The aviation sector, a significant greenhouse gas emitter, must lower its emissions to alleviate the climate change impact. Decarbonization can be achieved by converting low-carbon feedstock to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). This study reviews SAF production pathways like hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA), gasification and Fischer-Tropsch Process (GFT), Alcohol to Jet (ATJ), direct sugar to hydrocarbon (DSHC), and fast pyrolysis (FP). Each pathway's advantages, limitations, cost-effectiveness, and environmental impact are detailed, with reaction pathways, feedstock, and catalyst requirements. A multi-criteria decision framework (MCDS) was used to rank the most promising SAF production pathways. The results show the performance ranking order as HEFA > DSHC > FP > ATJ > GFT, assuming equal weight for all criteria.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jude A. Okolie
- Gallogly College of Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of llorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Instituto de Energías Renovables (IER-UNAM), Privada Xochicalco s/n Col. Centro, Temixco, Morelos 62580, México
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- School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, UK
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria
- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria
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- Low Carbon Energy and Resources Technologies Research Group, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Kim S, Im H, Yu J, Kim K, Kim M, Lee T. Biofuel production from Euglena: Current status and techno-economic perspectives. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 371:128582. [PMID: 36610485 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) can contribute reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional fuel. With the increasing SAFs demand, various generations of resources have been shifted from the 1st generation (oil crops), the 2nd generation (agricultural waste), to the 3rd generation (microalgae). Microalgae are the most suitable feedstock for jet biofuel production than other resources because of their productivity and capability to capture carbon dioxide. However, microalgae-based biofuel has a limitation of high freezing point. Recently, a jet biofuel derived from Euglena wax ester has been paying attention due to its low freezing point. Challenges still remain to enhance production yields in both upstream and downstream processes. Studies on downstream processes as well as techno-economic analysis on biofuel production using Euglena are highly limited to date. Economic aspects for the biofuel production will be ensured via valorization of industrial byproducts such as food wastes.
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- Sunah Kim
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Institute for Environment and Energy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea; Institute for Environment and Energy, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea.
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Biosynthesis of alkanes/alkenes from fatty acids or derivatives (triacylglycerols or fatty aldehydes). Biotechnol Adv 2022; 61:108045. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2022.108045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Hydrodeoxygenation–Isomerization of Methyl Palmitate over SAPO-11-Supported Ni-Phosphide Catalysts. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12111486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Ni-phosphide catalysts on SAPO-11 were studied in the hydrodeoxygenation–isomerization of methyl palmitate (C15H31COOCH3—MP). The catalysts were synthesized using temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) of a phosphate precursor ((NH4)2HPO4 and Ni(CH3CH2COO)2), TPR of a phosphite precursor (H3PO3 and Ni(OH)2), and using phosphidation of Ni/SAPO-11 by PPh3 in the liquid phase. The samples were characterized by ICP-AES chemical analysis, N2 physisorption, NH3-TPD, XRD, and TEM. First, the screening of the catalysts prepared by the TPR method was carried out in a semi-batch autoclave to determine the influence of the preparation method and conditions on one-pot HDO–isomerization (290–380 °C, 2–3 MPa). The precursor’s nature and the amount of phosphorus strongly influenced the activity of the catalysts and their surface area and acidity. Isomerization occurred only at a low P content (Ni/P = 2/1) and blocking of the SAPO-11 channels by unreduced phosphates at higher P contents did not allow us to obtain iso-alkanes. Experiments with liquid phosphidation samples in a continuous-flow reactor also showed the strong dependence of activity on phosphidation duration as well as on Ni content. The highest yield of isomerized products (66% iso-C15–16 hydrocarbons, at complete conversion of O-containing compounds, 340 °C, 2 MPa, and LHSV = 5.3 h−1) was obtained over 7% Ni2P/SAPO-11 prepared by the liquid phosphidation method.
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