Development of Renewable Fuel from Woody Biomass

The much renewable energy are developing to prevent rapidly increase of CO2 gas in the atmospheres. JGC developed a renewable fuel from woody biomass by hot water drying method. Woody biomass is introduced to the hot water(300°C,12MPa, 30min) and upgraded by de-oxygenation and dehydration. Upgraded test was examined by auto-clave, bench scale plant and pilot plant. The pilot plant capacity is 50 kg-dry/h. Upgraded biomass is like as coal. We can get clean solid fuel (briquette) and slurry fuel by the upgraded biomass. Combustion test was conducted by this renewable fuel. This fuel’s combust ability was much better than the bituminous coal. JGC want to use this renewable fuel and to contribute preventing CO2 gas.