MECC: Mechanical Catalytic Conversion

an Australian perspective

MSF: MECC Synthetic Fuel

Presentation Bioenergy 2017

By GEFS: Barrie King; Business Development

Email; barrieking@gefs.es

MECC Process

Low temperature (370C) deconstruction of

biomass molecules into liquid fuel

Key elements of the process are;

~Heat,

~Mechanical shearing

~Catalyst.

Feedstocks are carboniferous materials including

wood, energy crops, fossil and non fossil organic

fractions of municipal waste streams

MSF has similar properties to fossil derivatives

middle distillates with fractional range from 100°C

to 380°C

MECC-150 Facility Spain

Control Panel ~ Reactor ~ Reactor Distillation Colum ~ Mix Circle ~ Oil Decanter

Product & Water Tanks ~ Induction Hoppers ~ Condensers ~ Oil separation decanter

Reactor

MECC 16 ~ 2400 Per Year

Operating Hours and Days per Year 336 8,064

Nominal MSF output/hour litres 2,400

Gross MSF production litres & tons 19,353,600 16,257 tons

Gross MSB production tons 10,000 tons

Conversion rates MECC/1000kgs BM + 150kgs oil Kgs Litres

Kgs - Litres at SG .84/ tonne feedstock 370 440

Kgs MSB Bitumen/ tonne feedstock 290

Reaction/process water 380 380

Combustible Gas and C02 85

1125

Feedstocks Tonnes

Biomass feedstock tons/hour & pa 5.5 44,352

Waste Oil tons/hour & pa 0.825 6,653

Process Efficiency

Is maximized by;

Simplicity of the process, only two thermal

processes required

Lowest possible temperature is used 350-370C

Temperature, catalyst and mechanics optimize

reaction and minimize unwanted reactions

1000kgs Biomass > 370kgs MSF-Raw ∞ 440 Litres

EU RED CI Calculation

MECC Biorefinery CI ChainWaste wood

G Co2e/mj

2 - Wood chipping preparation 0.7

3 - Feedstock transport 1.7

5 - MECC conversion to diesel 3.8

6 - Fuel transport 0.3

7 - FT diesel depot 0.1

8 - Fuel transport 0.3

9 - FT filling station 0.4

Total g Co2e/mj 7.4

Compared to 94g C02e/mj fossil fuel 92%

Mecc Synthetic Fuel (MSF)

The produced fuel consists of the following fractions:

(It will vary slightly depending on feedstocks)

7 % Boiling point below 180°C

83 % Boiling Point 180°C-360°

10 % Boiling Point above 360°C

Diesel Fraction ∞ 95%: Boiling point 360C

Kerosene fraction ∞ 29%: Boiling Point between 42°C - 260°C

MSF -Crude further treated to remove Sulphur and

contaminants. Diesel meets EN590 with little further

processing.

EN590 Analysis from Eucalyptus

Parameter Method Result Min Max Unit

Generic cetane number IP 617 .609 .510 - -

Sulphur content DIN EN ISO 20884 77 - 100 mg/kg

Density (15 °C) DIN EN ISO 12185 8,338 8,200 8,450 kg/m3

Ash content (775 °C) DIN EN ISO 6245 <0,001 - 0,010 % (m/m)

Kin. viscosity (40 °C) ASTM D 7042 3,468 2,000 4,500 mm2/s

Calorific value, lower DIN 51900-2 mod. 42022 - - J/g

Calorific value, upper DIN 51900-1 mod. 44907 - - J/g

MSF-Raw from Olive Pips and Wood pellets, after 2nd distillation

MSF-Diesel from hardwood ~ In house fuel upgrade process

Production Versatility Modular design allows versatility;

~ Different feedstocks

~ Different geographic locations

~ Different capacities.

MECC 600-4 ~ MECC 1200-8 ~ MECC 1800-12 ~ MECC2400-16

Production Capability MECC2400-16

Per Hour = Capacity 2400 liters per hour from 5.5 tons

Per Year = 19million liters per year from 45,000 tons

Australian Biomass Reserves

Forests

124m hectares of forest 16% of Australian landmass

122m of native forest 2 m hectares of plantations

30m tons of biomass per year

Human Activity

Municipal solid waste

Construction Waste

Waste water solids

Agricultural residues

50m tons of biomass per year

0 – 10 mm wood fines

Compost Oversize

Waste hierarchy and MECC

10,000 tons compost oversize requires

Particle size reduction to re-incorporate

40tons/hour in chipper @ 50l/hr =12500litres fuel

52 tonnes of CO2 just from chipper

Plus methane CI emissions 25 x gCo2e

10,000 tons biomass = 4.3m litres MSF

10,500 tons of CO2e

10 in 1010 2nd generation biorefineries in 10 years

20O million Litres of fuels

100,000 tons bitumen with carbon sink

Low capex vv capacity = Greater opportunities

for wide spread deployment

AUD $2.50 per litre capacity vv $4-5 for G-FT

400 million dollars investment

Liquid fuels for freight and flight

Energy independence

Direct and indirect rural employment

Competing Technologies 2G-Bio-refineries

Fulcrum G~FT

Gasification superheated

steam 800-1000C

Syngas purification 400C and

16-30 bar

Amine scrubbing remove

CO2 and Sulphur

Fisher -Tropsch, cleaned

syngas subject FT process to

shift molecules producing

liquid syncrude 1000-1200C

Hydrocracking high pressure

and high temperature

catalytic process to

syncrude to useable

products

MECC

Thermo-Catalytic Cracking

Mechanical reaction pump

to convert solid organic

material directly MSF-crude

Process temperatures 320°C

- 400 °C less than 2 bar

MSF-Crude, chemical

purification / desulfurization

process with combined

distillation. Process

temperatures 300-360C and

8 bar