Formic Acid-Based Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis for Green Fuel Production from Wet Waste Biomass and Renewable Excess Energy

Albert J, Wasserscheid P, Jess A, Kern C, Pöhlmann F, Glowienka K (2016)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2016

Journal

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering American Chemical Society

Publisher: American Chemical Society

DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b01531

Abstract

While the production of hydrocarbons by Fischer$-$Tropsch synthesis (FTS) is a widely recognized, yet technically quite complex way to transform biomass via syngas (mostly from biomass gasification) into liquid fuels, we here present an alternative route transforming biomass first into formic acid (FA) followed by syngas formation by decomposition of FA and finally FTS using regenerative hydrogen (or if needed H2 from the stored FA) to balance the C:H ratio. The new method builds on the recently developed, selective oxidation of biomass to formic acid using Keggin-type polyoxometalates of the general formula (H3+x[PVxMo12$-$xO40]) as homogeneous catalysts, oxygen as the oxidant, and water as the solvent. This method is able to transform a wide range of complex and wet biomass mixtures into FA as the sole liquid product at mild reaction conditions (90 °C, 20$-$30 bar O2). We propose to convert FA with hydrogen from water electrolysis--the electrolysis step producing also the oxygen for the biomass oxidation to FA--to green hydrocarbon fuels using a typical Co-based FT catalyst.

Authors with CRIS profile

Jakob Albert Lehrstuhl für Chemische Reaktionstechnik (CRT) Peter Wasserscheid Lehrstuhl für Chemische Reaktionstechnik (CRT)

Additional Organisation(s)

Exzellenz-Cluster Engineering of Advanced Materials (EAM)

Involved external institutions

Universität Bayreuth DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Albert, J., Wasserscheid, P., Jess, A., Kern, C., Pöhlmann, F., & Glowienka, K. (2016). Formic Acid-Based Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis for Green Fuel Production from Wet Waste Biomass and Renewable Excess Energy. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b01531

MLA:

Albert, Jakob, et al. "Formic Acid-Based Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis for Green Fuel Production from Wet Waste Biomass and Renewable Excess Energy." ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (2016).

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