EP1891182A1

EP1891182A1 - Method for producing fuel from biogenous raw materials, and installation and catalyst composition for carrying out said method

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Publication number: EP1891182A1
Application number: EP06743112A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Emil A.J. Wiesert-Linhart
Original assignee: Wiesert Linhart Emil A J
Current assignee: Wiesert Linhart Emil A J
Priority date: 2005-06-09
Filing date: 2006-06-06
Publication date: 2008-02-27
Also published as: BRPI0611898A2; AU2006257007A1; WO2006131293A1; CA2610876A1; US20090049738A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for producing fuel from biogenous raw materials, to an installation for carrying out said method, to catalyst compositions suitable for said method, and to the use of catalysts for producing fuel from biogenous raw materials.

Description

Process for the production of fuels from biogenic raw materials and plant and catalyst composition for carrying out the process

The present invention relates to a process for the production of fuels from biogenic raw materials. It further relates to a plant for carrying out the process, catalyst compositions suitable for this process and the use of catalysts for the production of fuels from biogenic raw materials.

For the production of fuels from biogenic raw materials, various processes have been proposed according to the prior art.

One of the proposed methods is the flash pyrolysis of biomass in a hot sand fluid bed with subsequent rapid condensation of the resulting pyrolysis oils.

Another proposed method is the so-called COREN method, which is a multi-step process. In the first stage, a gasification by means of oxygen, the so-called Carbo-V process for the production of synthesis gas (H2, CO, CO2). In the second stage, a syngas cleaning and CO2 scrubbing takes place. In the third stage, the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis takes place, which ultimately leads to diesel by means of catalysis and condensation. Further proposed is a

Entrained flow gasification process, according to which in an inert gas stream indirectly heated, without catalysis, in several process stages with subsequent condensation coke, pyrolysis gas and pyrolysis oil is generated.

DE 100 49 377 C2 describes a process for lubricating plastics, fats, oils and others hydrocarbon waste. In this case, it can be produced with the aid of a catalyst of sodium aluminum silicate in a circulation evaporator in the circuit with a base oil diesel, which is subsequently separated by distillation and thus recovered.

DE 199 41497 describes an apparatus and a method for the catalytic leaching of wood by smoldering, burning the smoldered residues and burning the smoldering products in a container with honeycomb combustion catalysts at the top.

US 4648965 describes a process for the preparation of liquid products from carbonaceous starting material containing inorganic, catalytically active ingredients. US 4038172 describes a high pressure process for treating oxygenated starting materials, e.g. Wood, using a "red clay catalyst composition" in the presence of carbon monoxide.

However, these proposed methods have various disadvantages.

The disadvantage of flash pyrolysis with subsequent condensation is in the high

Reaction temperatures and the poor quality of Pyrolyseδle obtained. These contain too high

Tar, oxygen and water content and are as

Fuels unsuitable.

The CHOREN process requires a very complex and thus expensive investment technique and results in a very low energy yield of about 40%. This results in high operating costs, which uneconomically limit the process.

The entrained flow gasification process generates a large amount of gas and coke due to the high temperatures required, the oil yield is only half that of liquid oiling and the oil quality is insufficient. The catalytic circulation evaporator method according to DE 100 49 377 C2 is unsuitable for biomass (such as wood), since biomass contains only a few hydrocarbons and is composed mainly of carbohydrates such as lignin and cellulose. Furthermore, biomass is not dissolved quickly enough in the circulation process and thus largely excreted again via the disclosed solids sluice. In addition, a fossil carrier oil, which has to be supplemented on an ongoing basis, is required. In addition, the catalyst used is "sodium aluminum silicate"

(Molecular Sieve Powder) is very expensive and thus increases the operating costs. Another disadvantage of this method is that due to the process, the heating surfaces tend to heavy deposit formation in wood and thus economic operation is not possible. Finally, when wood is used as raw material, a relatively large amount of coal is also produced as residue, whose economic utilization or disposal in the circulation steam process is problematic.

Due to the limited supplies of fossil fuels oil and gas, there is a need to produce fuels from renewable sources.

In particular, there is a need

Produce fuels such as gas oil, diesel fuel and gasoline from biomass, especially from wood.

An object of the present invention is to provide an alternative method and apparatus for producing fuels.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing fuels from biogenic raw materials. Another object is to provide a system for carrying out this method, which does not have the mentioned disadvantages. Of particular importance is that i) the plant operates at moderate process temperatures, and / or ii) causes low operating costs and / or iii) is economical through improved yield and / or iv) produces fuels of improved quality.

The above-outlined objects are achieved according to the independent claims. The dependent claims represent advantageous embodiments.

The invention thus relates to a process for the production of fuels from biogenic raw materials.

The invention further relates to a plant for the production of fuels from biogenic raw materials.

The invention further relates to a

Katalysatorzusananensetzung and their use in the above process.

The invention further relates to the use of naturally occurring clays as catalysts for the production of fuels from biogenic raw materials.

Unless otherwise stated in the direct context, the following terms have the meaning given here

"Biogenic raw materials" or "biomass" refers to renewable vegetable raw materials. Biomass can be obtained from woody plants or annuals. Examples which may be mentioned are wood, such as tree trunks, in particular non-industrially exploitable tree trunks, branches, break wood, waste wood from wood processing plants; Garden waste and agricultural waste.

"Propellants" are known to those skilled in the art, the term generally refers to hydrocarbon-containing Compounds and mixtures as in

Internal combustion engines can be used. The term also includes such substances and mixtures that do not meet certain standards for fuels but are suitable as a precursor. In particular, the term refers to mixtures of substances containing C6-C25 aclans, C6-C25 alkenes, C6-C25 alkynes, C3-C25 cycloalkanes, C3-C25 cycloalkylenes and / or C6-C25 aromatics; these definitions also include alkyl-substituted compounds such as e.g. Toluene or

Methyleyelohexan and branched compounds such. 2-ethylhexane.

"Carrier liquid" or "carrier oil" denotes a liquid which is inert under reaction conditions. This liquid is suitable for

Catalyst and the biogenic raw material to suspend. Particularly suitable carrier liquid is heavy oil, which continuously arises when carrying out the process according to the invention. Alternative carrier oils are gas oil, diesel or their mixture. The carrier liquid is in direct contact with the biogenic raw material and the catalyst during the process.

"Thermal oil" refers to a liquid for indirect heat transfer in the process according to the invention Suitable thermo oils are known to the person skilled in the art and can be based on silicone oils or hydrocarbons In the context of the present invention, any thermo oils adapted to the reaction temperature can be used Catalyst not in direct contact during the process.

"Mineral catalyst" or

"Catalyst" refers to a natural mineral clay which typically contains the active ingredients montmorriolite, illite and / or smectite Preferably, the clay is first dried and finely ground finely ground alumina is mixed with carrier liquid such that the catalyst is in the form of a slurry ("catalyst slurry"). Clays containing at least 50% mass% of a layered silicate, more preferably montmorriolite, illite and / or smectite, are preferably used.

A first aspect of the invention

Process for the production of fuels from biogenic raw materials, is explained in more detail below.

The invention relates to a process for the production of fuels from biogenic raw materials, characterized in that a mineral catalyst of alumina, which contains montmorriolite, illite and / or smectite, with comminuted biogenic

Raw material is reacted in a carrier liquid under heating to the reaction and the resulting fuel is separated from the reaction mixture.

According to a preferred embodiment of the method, the mixture of shredded biogenic raw material and carrier liquid is subjected to the following treatment steps successively: soaking of the raw material in the carrier liquid and heating by circulating carrier oil; further reduction of the raw material to the microfibril; Mixing with the catalyst; further heating by means of circulating thermal oil for decomposing the polymer structure of the cellulose and the lignin; still further heating by circulating thermal oil for deoxygenation and polymerization of the resulting monomers; still further heating by circulating thermal oil to evaporate the resulting products; Finally, gradual cooling of the vaporized products to fuels. According to a further preferred embodiment, the method comprises the following steps (reference numbers, see Fig. 1): The consisting of wood and / or annual plants biomass is in a Crushed crushing device (2) and then dried in a drying plant (3). The comminuted biomass is fed to a heated impregnation vessel (6) and mixed in the same with a carrier liquid. The impregnation container (6) is in

Passage direction of the biomass to be treated followed by another crusher (17). In a mixer (19), the biomass is mixed with a catalyst consisting of natural mineral clay. The mixture is fed to a heated reaction vessel (11), then to a heated ripening vessel (27) and finally to a heated evaporation vessel (34). The resulting gases and vapors in the containers (4, 11, 27, 34) are condensed in two capacitors (58, 59) to gas oil / diesel and gasoline / water. The carrier liquid remaining in the evaporator (34) is fed via a separator (41) as fuel to a diesel engine of a combined heat and power plant (45) which drives a generator (46). Coarser solids separated in the separator are freed from the adhering carrier liquid in a heated discharge screw (54) and ejected. The exhaust gas flow from the combined heat and power plant (45) is fed to a termo oil boiler (49) in which circulating thermal oil for heating the containers (6, 11, 27, 34) is heated.

A second aspect of the invention, a plant suitable for carrying out the above process, is explained in more detail below. In one embodiment, the system according to the invention comprises: a mixing device (in which the

Carrier liquid containing the comminuted raw material, the catalyst is mixed in) and a heated reaction vessel (in which essentially the polymer structure and the lignin of the Cellulose of the biogenic raw material) which of a

■ followed by a heated ripening container (in which a polymerization of monomers formed in the reaction vessel takes place) which of a

^■ Heated evaporation tank is followed (in which the evaporation of the resulting products takes place).

In a preferred embodiment, the plant according to the invention comprises

^■ a first comminution device (for comminuting the supplied biogenic raw material (in the case of wood into chips)), which comminuting device by a

^■ dryer has followed, which dryer in turn is followed by a carrier liquid containing the heated impregnating container (in which a soaking, impregnation and impregnation of the supplied raw material), which impregnation of a

^■ second mill is followed (is in which the structure of the raw material reduced to microfibril) which second comminuting device by a

Followed ^■ mixing device (used in which the carrier liquid mixed with the crushed raw material of the catalyst), which mixing device is followed by a ^■ heated reaction vessel (in which the polymer structure and the lignin of the cellulosic the biogenic raw material be decomposed and form monomers) which heated reaction vessel of a

^■ Heated ripening container is followed (in which a polymerization of the resulting in the reaction vessel

Monomers takes place) which heated ripening container of a ^■ Heated evaporation vessel is followed (in which the evaporation of the resulting products takes place) which heated evaporation vessel via a ^■ solids ^separator with a

■ Combustion engine is connected, and by a

^■ Heat exchanger, which communicates via gas / steam lines with the impregnation tank, the reaction tank, the ripening container and the evaporation tank.

In a further embodiment, the plant according to the invention comprises a first comminution device for comminuting the supplied biogenic raw material, in particular wood to chips, which comminution device has been followed by a dryer, which dryer in turn has been followed by a heated impregnation vessel containing the carrier liquid

Soaking, impregnating and impregnating the supplied raw material takes place, which impregnation container is followed by a second comminution device, in which the structure of the raw material is reduced down to the microfibril, which second comminuting device is followed by a mixing device in which the carrier liquid with the comminuted raw material is the catalyst admixing which mixing device has been followed by a heated reaction vessel in which the polymer structure and the lignin of the cellulose of the raw material are decomposed, which heated reaction vessels are followed by a heated maturation vessel in which polymerization of the monomers formed in the reaction vessel takes place, which heated ripening tanks followed by a heated evaporation vessel in which the evaporation of the resulting products takes place, which heated evaporation tank is connected via a solids separator with an internal combustion engine, and by a heat exchange system, which via gas / vapor lines with the impregnation tank, the reaction vessel, the

Ripening container and the evaporation container communicates.

In a further preferred embodiment of the system according to the invention, the exhaust pipe of the internal combustion engine extends to a thermal oil-waste heat boiler for heat exchange with circulating thermal oil, which is successively fed via a circulating heating line to one or more of the following containers: evaporation tank, maturing vessel, reaction vessel and impregnation vessel / these

To heat containers.

The inventive system can be stationary or mobile.

A third aspect of the invention, a novel catalyst composition, is explained in more detail below.

The catalyst composition according to the invention contains i) alumina which contains montmorriolite, illite and / or smectite and ii) carrier liquid. The ratio of alumina to carrier liquid can be varied within a wide range. On the one hand, a high catalyst concentration is desirable, on the other hand, a simple and safe handling in the system must be ensured. Typically, the catalyst composition will contain 10-90% by weight of clay, preferably 20-75% by weight, for example 50% by weight. As a suitable carrier liquid high-boiling heavy oil is called. Preferably, high-boiling heavy oil is used as the carrier liquid, which constantly arises during the implementation of the method.

The clay preferably contains 20-75% by mass of montmorriolite, illite and / or smectite and particularly preferably 50% by mass of montmorriolite, illite and / or smectite.

In an alternative embodiment, an alumina is used as a catalyst containing other than the above-mentioned layered silicates.

A fourth aspect of the invention, the

Use of clays as catalysts is explained in more detail below. The use of alumina, which

Montmorriolite, illite and / or smectite, in the conversion of biogenic raw materials to fuels has been explained in detail above. The catalytic properties of alumina in this reaction have not been known. Accordingly, in another aspect, the invention relates to the use of alumina or compositions containing such clays generally in the conversion of biogenic feeds to fuels. In particular, the invention also relates to the use of catalysts containing alumina which montmorriolite, illite and / or smectite, for the conversion of biogenic raw materials to fuels.

Fig. 1 shows an example of a system according to the invention. The invention, in particular the method and the system, will be explained in more detail below with reference to FIG. In Fig 1 mean: 1 source of raw material

2 crushing device

3 drying plant 4 line to 3 (60 line from 3)

5 rotary valve (above)

6 impregnation tank 7 annulus 6 for heating

8 line to cogeneration plant 45

9 overflow

10 overflow line

11 reaction vessel 12 gas / steam line of 6

13 rotary valve

14 return line

15 level probe of 6

16 line to 13 17 another, second reduction device

18 lead to 19

19 mixers

20 catalyst source

21 annulus of 11 22 stirrer in 11

23 wipers from 22

24 level probe from 11

25 gas / steam line from 11

26 Transfer line 27 Ripening container

28 annulus of 27

29 level probe of 27

30 gas / steam line from 27 31 stirrer 32 wipers from 31

33 transfer line

34 evaporation tank

35 annulus of 34

36 stirrer of 34 37 wipers of 36

38 line from 34

39 level probe of 34 40 first exit line of 34

41 separator

42 second exit pipe of 34

43 third exit line of 34

44 solids separator

45 combined heat and power plant

46 generator

47 Electricity generation

48 chillers

49 heat exchangers

50 circulation line

51 exhaust filter

52 lead to 58

53 collection management

54 discharge screw

55 heating units to 54

56 coolers

57 cell wheel

58 first capacitor

59 second capacitor

(60 lead from 3)

61 liquid separator / aftercooler

62 gas oil / diesel fraction

63 line

64 water separators

65 petrol pipe

67 water drainage of 64

The reference number 1 denotes the source of raw materials with biogenic raw materials.

This biogenic raw material is introduced into a first crushing device 2. This may for example be a hoe, a shredder or a mill, in which a reduction of the supplied raw material takes place up to a particle size of 1 - 5 mm, in the case of wood chips are produced with dimensions in this area. Depending on the size of the plant, the throughput for mobile systems (for example for agriculture) can be 5 tons of biogenic raw material, for stationary plants up to several thousand tons of biomass per day, obviously depending on the dimensioning of the entire plant with regard to their use.

The crushed raw material is then fed to a drying plant 3. In this, the raw material is pre-dried by means of warm air of usually a dry content of 50-60% to a dry matter content of 90-95%.

The warm air is supplied to the system 3 via a line 4 to be described by a heat source forth, wherein the exhaust air is returned via the line 60 to the heat source, which lines 4 and 60 together form a circulation line.

The shredded and pre-dried raw material is from the drying plant 3 via appropriate transport facilities with, for example, conveyor belts or screw conveyors (not shown) in a

Rotary valve 5 registered. This rotary feeder 5 serves to seal the air of the subsequent impregnating container 6.

This impregnation container 6 is double-walled along its circumference, so that a

Annular space 7 is formed, which is flowed through by a guided from a source to be described in the circulation thermal oil, which serves to heat the impregnating 6. The operating temperature of the impregnation is in the range of about 120-150 ⁰ C. In the impregnation vessel 6 is a recirculating carrier liquid, for example a high-boiling heavy oil present. This carrier liquid with the raw material is thus heated in the impregnation container 6. Next is the impregnation 6 with a

Level sensor 15 and an overflow 9 equipped, from which overflow 9 an overflow line 10 to a subsequent reaction vessel 11 extends. From the impregnation tank 6 further extends a gas / steam line 12 to another, still to be described part of the plant. In this impregnated by the thermal oil impregnating tank 6 is essentially a soaking, watering and impregnation of the introduced biogenic raw material (eg the chips) in the carrier liquid instead. In addition to the actual soaking, other processes may take place, such as the evaporation of the residual water, the loosening of the wood structure by soaking the lignin and the solution of volatile wood substances in the carrier liquid. Resulting water vapor and optionally gases leave the impregnation vessel via the gas / steam line 12th

In the lower region of the impregnation container 6 there is another rotary valve 13, which introduces the already impregnated in the impregnation 6 biogenic raw materials (eg shavings) in the via a (not shown) pump from a below to be described reaction vessel 11, already warmer carrier liquid stream as a flow-through which is supplied from the reaction vessel 11 via a return line 14.

The throughput of raw material is determined by a variable-speed drive (not shown) of the rotary valve 13. The Nachförderung of raw material in the impregnation 6 takes place automatically via the measurement of the level by means of the level probe 15th

The biomass emerging from the further cellular wheel sluice 13 is fed via line 16 through the carrier fluid flowing through to a further, that is to say second comminuting device 17, for example in the form of a disperser, refiner or conical mill. Here the structure of the biomass, including the chip, is comminuted to microfibril.

From this second crushing device 17, a line 18 leads to a mixer 19. This mixer 19 is fed from a source 20, the catalyst slurry.

So this slurry will be in front of the source

20 supplied to the mixer 19, in which the comminuted microfibrils biomass is mixed with the metered catalyst slurry. From the mixer 19, the mixture flows into the reaction vessel 11.

The reaction vessel 11 is double-walled along its circumference, so that an annular space

21 is formed, which is traversed by a circulating from a source to be described later thermal oil, which serves to heat the reaction vessel 11.

The operating temperature of the reaction vessel 11 is in the range of about 150 - 250 ⁰ C. In the reaction vessel 11, a stirring member 22 is mounted with attached wipers 23, so that thorough mixing of the mixture flowing from the mixer 19 ago mixture and simultaneously clean the heating surfaces of the annular space 21st is guaranteed. The reaction vessel 11 is provided with a

Level probe 24 equipped.

In the heated reaction vessel 11, the decomposition of the polymer structure of the cellulose and the lignin of the biomass takes place, primarily to single molecules ("monomers"). At the same time, the

Separation of the ring structures at the oxygen atom and the catalytic rearrangement of the oxygen atoms (deoxygenation) directly to the formed carbon monoxide CO to CO2 • These products leave the

Reaction vessel 11 as gases through the gas / vapor line 25. Other fission products remain either in the Carrier liquid of the mixture dissolved or also leave in gaseous form the reaction vessel through the

Gas / steam line 25.

By the level probe 24, the withdrawal of the mixture, the reaction liquid via a (not shown) pump and the transfer line 26 from

Reaction vessel 11 to the subsequent maturing container 27 controlled.

The maturing container 27 is double-walled along its circumference, so that an annular space

28 is formed, which is flowed through by a run from a source to be described in the circulation thermal oil, which serves to heat the ripening container 27. The operating temperature of the maturation container is in the range of about 250 - 300 ⁰ C.

In the maturation container 27 is also a

Agitator 31 with attached wipers 32 arranged so that a mixing is still ensured and at the same time keeping the heating surfaces of the

Annular space 28 is guaranteed.

In the maturing container 27 is essentially the conversion ("polymerization") of the resulting

Monomers to C6 to C25 alkanes instead. Resulting gases and vapors leave the

Ripening container 27 through the gas / vapor line 30. The ripening container 27 is provided with a

Level probe 29 equipped. This regulates via a pump (not shown) and the transfer line 33, the level in the maturation container 27 by controlled withdrawal of the mixture, the reaction liquid in the subsequent

Evaporation tank 34.

The evaporation container 34 is double-walled along its circumference, so that an annular space 35 is formed, which is guided by a circulating from a source to be described later thermal oil is flowed through, which serves to heat the evaporation tank 34.

The operating temperature of the

Evaporation tank 34 is in the range of about 300 - 370 ⁰ C.

The evaporation tank 34 is also equipped with a stirrer 36 with attached wipers 37.

The evaporation tank 34 is used for the final evaporation of the resulting products, as well as the completion of the catalytic polymer reactions. The vaporized products leave the evaporation vessel 34 through line 38.

The evaporation tank 34 is equipped with a level probe 39, which in this case the

Evaporation temperature and thus the evaporation rate, regulates.

Depending on the biogenic raw materials used and the process parameters, the number of necessary treatment steps or containers of 4 (as described here) may change to a minimum of 3 or even 6 in the maximum case.

If the sulfur content of the fuels produced is too high due to the raw material, the fuel condensates may have their own separate

Desulfurization be provided. These are known from the prior art.

At the lower part of the evaporation tank 34, three outgoing lines (40, 42, 43) are connected. The first outlet line 40 leads a first portion of the carrier liquid to a separator 41. The second outlet line 42 via a (not shown) pump, which serves as a return line, a second amount of the carrier liquid back to the impregnation 6. The third

Outlet line 43 leads to a solids separator 44. In the separator 41, particles larger than 10-20 microns are deposited by a suitable device (eg, a filter or a centrifuge). The separated particles are fed to the solids separator 44.

The carrier liquid with the remaining particles smaller than 10-20 microns and high-boiling heavy oil that does not evaporate in the evaporation tank 34 are supplied as fuel to a cogeneration unit 45. This has a slow running

Diesel engine on. The very fine particles of coal in the carrier liquid thus reach a large part in the injection device of the cogeneration plant 45 and are burned in the combustion chambers of the diesel engine and thus utilized energetically.

The low-speed diesel engine of the

Cogeneration plant 45 is suitable for coal slurry operation and drives a generator 46 for power generation 47 of the plant's own needs and also for delivery to the public grid. The cooling water 48 of the diesel engine is used for external heat purposes. The approximately 400 ⁰ C hot exhaust gases of the diesel engine are fed to a thermal oil boiler 49. In thermal oil boiler 49 there is a heat exchange between the exhaust gases and thermal oil.

The heated thermal oil is sequentially supplied via a pump (not shown) and a circulation line 50 to the annulus 35 of the vaporizing vessel 34, the annulus 28 of the ripening vessel 27, the annulus 21 of the reaction vessel 11 and the annulus 7 of the impregnation vessel 6, and then flows through these annuli , now opposite sequence, back to the thermal oil boiler 49. The container 6, 11, 27 and 34 of the system are thus heated by the heat generated in the cogeneration unit 45, so that a thermally optimal operation is ensured. The cooled exhaust gas in the heat exchanger 49 is finally released via an exhaust filter 51 into the atmosphere. The deposited in the exhaust filter 51 filter dust is disposed of in a landfill. The third portion of the carrier liquid flows from the evaporation vessel 34 via the third outlet line 43 to the solids separator 44, to which also the separated solids in the separator 41 with a size greater than 10 microns via line 53 are supplied.

Optionally, the separation and regeneration of the catalyst can be carried out from the other solids in a separate process, so that this in turn can be returned to the process and thereby reduces the consumption of the fresh catalyst.

The solids separator 44 consists of a sedimentation space and a heated discharge screw 54. Here are all the resulting mineral residues, as well as the added clay, freed by the heated discharge screw 54 of the adhering carrier liquid by evaporation. The heating unit is designated 55.

The non-evaporated material, ie the residue, is cooled and discharged after cooling in the cooler 56 via a cellular wheel 57 for external disposal.

The oil vapor formed in the solids separator 44 and in the heated discharge screw 54 is fed via a line 52 to a heat exchanger, which has a first condenser 58 and a second condenser 59.

The gas / vapor lines 12, 25, 30, 38 of the container 6, 11, 27, 34 open into a manifold 53, which extends to the first condenser 58 of the heat exchanger. In this first capacitor, called as

Plate or tubular heat exchanger is formed, the dryer air of the drying plant 3 is heated, which flows through the line 60, flows through the second condenser 59 and then through the first condenser 58, then to flow through the line 4 back to the drying plant 3.

This first capacitor 58 typically operates with an exit temperature of 160-200 ⁰ C. This temperature is kept constant by regulating the quantity of cooling medium, that is the dry air. The said temperature determines the separation section between gas oil / diesel and gasoline / water, which substances from the various containers 6, 11, 27, 34 and the discharge screw 54 are supplied in vapor or gaseous form.

The condensate flowing out of the first condenser 58 with not yet condensed gases flows to a liquid separator / aftercooler 61. In this case, the gas oil / diesel fraction 62 accumulates. This is then finely filtered and discharged as fuel into a storage tank (not shown).

The gases not yet condensed in the liquid separator / aftercooler 61 are fed to the second condenser 59 and cooled therein to about 30 ^° C. In this condenses the remaining water vapor together with the gasoline fraction. This fraction is then passed through line 63 into a water separator 64. In the water separator 64 gasoline and water separates statically due to the immiscibility and the density difference.

The separated gasoline is through the

Line 65 discharged, finely filtered and fed to a storage tank for use as fuel. The separated water is through the

Line 67 discharged, subjected to external cleaning and disposed of. The non-condensed gases, mainly CO2 and CO, but also C1-C4 alkanes, N2, are finally fed via line 8 of the combustion air supply to the diesel engine of the combined heat and power plant.

The example below serves to further explain the invention; it is not intended to limit the invention in any way.

Example: A batch plant will be 4 kg / h

Wood chips (dry) and 200 g / h alumina supplied and subjected to the novel process at 350 ⁰ C for 10 h. It is isolated (based on the Ausgansmaterial, in wt .-%) 33-43% fuels; 15-20% coal, 20-25% water, 15-20% gas (43% CO2, 32% CO, 7% CH4, 9% N2, 1% H2). This corresponds to an energetic utilization (based on starting material = 100%): 70-80% fuels, approx. 20% coal, cca 5-10% gas. The data varies, among others due to the variability of the used Ausgansmaterials.

Claims

claims

1. A process for the production of fuels from biogenic raw materials, characterized in that comminuted biogenic raw material in a

Carrier liquid with alumina mineral catalyst containing montmorriolite, illite and / or smectite is reacted under heating and the resulting fuel is separated from the reaction mixture.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the catalyst used is a slurry of carrier liquid and dried, finely ground alumina containing montmorriolite, illite and / or smectite is.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that the catalyst in the form of the slurry in an amount of 0.3 to 6.0% of the comminuted raw material is added to the same.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that a mixture of biogenic raw material, catalyst and carrier liquid is subjected to temperature-controlled treatment steps for the thermocatalytic liquefaction.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that on the occasion of the treatment steps resulting gases and vapors for the recovery of liquid fuels are condensed graded.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that the comminuted biogenic raw material is dried immediately after crushing.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that the drying takes place by means of a recovered during a subsequent condensation amount of heat.

8. The method according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the shredded biogenic raw material is successively subjected to the following treatment steps: a) soaking the biogenic raw material in a carrier liquid and heating by circulating thermal oil, b) further reduction of the biogenic raw material to microfibrils, c ) Mixing with the catalyst, d) further heating by circulating thermal oil for decomposition of the polymer structure of the cellulose and lignin, e) still further heating by circulating thermal oil for the polymerization of the resulting monomers, f) even further heating by means of circulating thermal oil for evaporation of the resulting products , g) graduated cooling of the vaporized products to fuels.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that during heating on the occasion of steps a), d), e) and f) resulting vapors and escaping gases are fed to a heat exchange system.

10. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that in step a) the residual water is evaporated, softening of the lignin, the wood structure is softened; the volatile wood substance in the carrier liquid are dissolved, and the resulting vapor is fed to a heat exchanger.

11. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that takes place in step d) the decomposition of the polymer structure and the lignin primary to single molecules and further separation of the ring structure at the oxygen atoms and a catalytic rearrangement of the oxygen atoms directly formed CO to CO ₂ , wherein thereby resulting gaseous, not reacting in the carrier liquid and releasable products are fed to a heat exchange system.

12. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that in step e) the polymerization of the resulting monomers to C6 to C25 alkanes takes place, wherein gaseous, not dissolved in the carrier liquid products are fed to a heat exchange system.

13. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that in step f) the resulting products are finally evaporated and then fed together with escaping gases of a heat exchange system.

14. Method according to claim 13, characterized in that a first portion of the carrier liquid remaining in step f) is fed to a separator in which solids with dimensions greater than 10-20 microns are deposited.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that the non-deposited solids with dimensions less than 10-20 microns are supplied together with said portion of the carrier liquid as fuel to an internal combustion engine and the resulting fine ash in the engine is excreted in a particulate filter.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that the internal combustion engine is a diesel engine.

17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that the heating takes place according to claim 1 by means of a circulating thermal oil and that the exhaust gases of the internal combustion engine are fed to a thermal oil waste heat boiler for heat exchange with the circulating thermal oil.

18. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that a second portion of the carrier liquid remaining in step f) in the circuit for

Heating in step a) is recycled.

19. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that a third portion of the carrier liquid remaining in step f) one

Solids is fed to which solids separator in addition to the deposited in the separator according to claim 13 solids, after which the existing alumina and the resulting mineral solids are freed by heating of the existing remainder of the carrier liquid by evaporation of the same.

20. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that the exhaust gases are filtered after passing through the thermal oil-Abhitzekesssels and discharged into the environment.

21. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that in the heat exchange device, a heat exchange between the vapors and drying air takes place, by means of which the raw material according to claim 5 is dried.

22. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that the heat exchange device comprises a first, of the drying air according to claim 16 flowed through section, which operates with a starting temperature in the range of 160 - 200 ⁰ C and the separation section between gas oil / diesel and gasoline / water determines from which first section the condensate and non-condensed gases including steam are supplied to a liquid separator / aftercooler, in which the gas oil / diesel fraction of the condensate is separated, the not yet condensed gases with the existing water vapor of a second, of the drying air according to claim 20 is flowed through section of the heat exchanger, which operates at an outlet temperature of about 30 ⁰ C, in which the remaining gases condense with the water vapor, after which the condensate to separate the

Gasoline is supplied by steam to a water separator.

23. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that the treatment step a) at a temperature range of about 120 - 150 ⁰ C, the treatment step d) at a temperature range of about 150 - 25O ⁰ C, the treatment step e) at a temperature range of about 250 - 300 ⁰ C and the treatment step f) takes place at a temperature range of about 300 - 37O ⁰ C.

24. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the carrier liquid is a high-boiling heavy oil, which continuously arises in the system and is continuously consumed in the diesel engine as fuel.

25. Plant for carrying out the method according to claim 1, characterized by a first crushing device (2) for comminuting the supplied biogenic raw material, in particular wood, to chips, which comminution device (2) is followed by a dryer (3), which dryer (3 ) is in turn followed by a heated impregnation container (6) containing the carrier liquid, in which soaking, impregnation and impregnation of the supplied raw material takes place, which impregnation container (6) is followed by a second comminution device (17) in which the structure of the raw material is reduced to the microfibril, which second crushing device (17) is followed by a mixing device (19) in which the carrier liquid is mixed with the crushed raw material of the catalyst, which mixing device (10) is followed by a heated reaction vessel (11) which the polymer structure and the lignin of Cellulose of the raw material are decomposed, which heated reaction vessel (11) of a heated ripening container (27) is followed, in which a polymerization of the resulting reaction vessel (11) monomers takes place, which heated ripening container (27) followed by a heated evaporation vessel (34) is, in which takes place the evaporation of the resulting products, which heated evaporation vessel (34) via a separator (41) with an internal combustion engine (45) of a cogeneration plant is in communication, and by a

A heat exchanger (58, 59) communicating with the impregnating vessel (6), the reaction vessel (11), the ripening vessel (27) and the evaporation vessel (43) via gas / vapor conduits (12, 25, 30, 38, 53) ,

26. Plant according to claim 25, characterized in that at the entrance of Impregnation container (6) a first rotary valve (5) and at the outlet of the impregnation (6) a second rotary valve (13) is arranged, which second rotary valve (13) of the second crushing device (17) is followed, which with the mixing device (19) is in communication, which in turn communicates with the reaction vessel (11).

27. Plant according to claim 25 or 26, characterized in that the evaporation vessel (34) is connected to a separator (41), to which a first portion of the carrier liquid is supplied, which separator (41) via a supply line with a diesel engine (45 ) is connected, through which feed line in the separator separated solids with a dimension smaller than 10 microns together with said first portion carrier liquid to the diesel engine (45) can be fed.

28. Plant according to claim 25, 26 or 27, characterized by a from the evaporation tank (34) for impregnating (6) extending return line

(42) for returning a second portion of the carrier liquid from the evaporation tank (34) to the impregnation tank (6).

29. Plant according to claim 27, characterized in that the evaporation vessel (34) further communicates with a solids separator (44), the input side via a first transfer line (53) for supplying solids from the separator (41) with a dimension greater than 10 -20 microns is connected, which solids separator (44) via a second transfer line

(43) for supplying a second portion of the carrier liquid from the evaporation vessel (34), which solids separator (44) is followed by a heated discharge screw (54) in which a Evaporation of mineral solids and alumina adhering carrier liquid takes place.

30. Plant according to claim 27, characterized in that the exhaust pipe of the diesel engine (45) is fed to a thermal oil - waste heat boiler for heat exchange with circulating thermal oil, which thermal oil via a continuous heating line successively heating areas (35, 28, 21, 7) for heating the Evaporation tank (34), the ripening container (27), the reaction vessel (11) and the impregnation container (6) is supplied.

31. Plant according to claim 25, characterized in that the heat exchanger (58, 59) has a first (58) and a second condenser section (59), which condenser sections (58, 59) are flowed through by drying air to be heated.

32. Plant according to claim 25, characterized in that the second condenser section (59) is connected to the drying air inlet side of the dryer (3) via an inflow line (60), the first condenser section (58) is connected to the drying air outlet of the second condenser section (59 ), which drying air outlet side is connected via an outflow line (4) to the drying air inlet of the dryer (3) and to which the gas / vapor lines (12, 25, 30, 38) coming from the containers (6, 11, 27, 34) 53) are supplied.

33. Plant according to claim 32, characterized in that the first condenser section (58) on the condensate side with a

Liquid separator / aftercooler (61) is connected to the cooled to about 160 ° - 200 ⁰ C around the same To supply condensate, which

Liquid separator / aftercooler (61) has a first outlet (62) for the outflow of the gas oil / diesel obtained in it.

34. Plant according to claim 33, characterized in that the

Liquid separator / aftercooler (61) has a second outlet for the non-condensed gases / vapors, which outlet with the inlet of the second

Condenser section (59) is in communication, the condensate side with a water separator (64) is in communication to separate the water in the cooled to about 30 ⁰ C condensate from the recovered gasoline.

35. plant for the production of fuels according to claim 1 comprising the following, successive devices: mixing device, heated reaction vessel; heated ripening container; heated evaporation tank.

36. Catalyst composition containing carrier liquid and clay containing montmorriolite, illite and / or smectite.

37. Use of a catalyst composition according to claim 34 in a method according to any one of claims 1 to 23

38. Use of alumina containing montmorriolite, illite and / or smectite as a catalyst in the production of fuels from biogenic raw materials.