College of Engineering Unit:
The purpose of this project is to develop a preliminary process design for the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from syngas using biomass feedstocks. The following are the key process steps for SAF production: 1) biomass gasification into syngas (H2 + CO gas), 2) syngas conditioning through hydrogen addition, 3) Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis of syngas into combustible hydrocarbons, and 4) purification of fuel mixture into high quality SAF. Note that the desired syngas composition should be tailored for SAF synthesis via hydrogen addition and FT-SPK while minimizing emissions and maximizing cost savings/feasibility. The emissions coefficient for the fuel produced must be under 45 g CO2e per MJ in order to qualify as SAF. Making investments in SAF production is very valuable from a sustainability perspective and has great potential for meeting the increasing jet fuel market demand using increasing biomass availability.
