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Project 2 –Residues and Waste

Project Lead: Mark Lefsrud Associate Professor McGill University April 20, 2015

• Management and collection of biological residues that

include:

– Municipal solid waste (MSW) – Agricultural residues (straw and stover) – Forestry residues (bark, sawdust, branches and other secondary feedstock from forestry including leaves)

• Ability to integrate a decentralized approach for collection

and management linking:

– Depot system – Large central processing centers

• Waste needs to be integrated into the value-added chain for

biofuels and associated co-products which is very attractive for industrial implementation.

BioFuelNet: Residues and Waste

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Advanced Biofuels Feedstock Source

Agriculture residues Forestry residues Municipal waste

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• 7% (68 million ha) of Canada’s land base is

used for agriculture, an area about three times the size of Great Britain

• In 2012, Canada produced

– 77 Mt of grain (Canola, corn, wheat, etc.) – 20 Mt of straw – 35 Mt of forage production (animal grazing) – 30 Mt of MSW

Abundant Biomass – Agriculture

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Abundant Biomass – Agriculture

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Project 2: Residues - Challenges

• Biomass cost for biofuel purposes
• Production Management: Biomass source, biomass yield and

frequency of extraction, environment and soil conservation, and crop selection for improved residue yield.

• Collection and Handling Management: Machinery for pre-

processing, biomass size and volume reduction, source processing, and collection mechanisms.

• Material sorting
• Supply Management: Development of biomass depot and

centralized systems, storage method and time, transportation methods, and supply modeling.

• Quality and contamination characterization

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Preprocessing & Pre-treatment Depot

Project at a glance

5 Research centers, 27 Investigators, 30 HQP, 28 Industrial Partners

Biomass residue depot:

Biomass Biorefinery

Alignment strategy

End User Process Improvement Learning & Growth Shareholders

• Perform a technoeconomical analysis to

determine the cost per dry ton of single biomass and blended feedstocks at utilization facility

• Identify potential by-products (Animal

feed, bio composite, etc) that could improve biomass depot profits Develop the concept of a biomass depot system by integrating operations such as storage, preprocessing and pre- treatment by defining the technology that should be incorporated into the system

• Develop a HQP training program
• Develop frameworks to define

quality standards for biomass and feedstock throughout each stage of the supply chain

• Perform product characterization of

multiple biomass residues and/or potential blending (Pellets)

Promote collaboration among, work packages and other projects, task forces within and outside BioFuelNet

Project 2 - Work Packages

Ajay Dalai (University of Saskatchewan) Lope Tabil (University of Saskatchewan) Mark Lefsrud (McGill University) Shahab Sokhansanj (University of British Columbia) Evelyne Thiffault (Laval University) Warren Mabee (Queen’s University) Waste canola cake to develop water resistant wood pellets Unloved wood residues development Case study of Mission BC location (pellet) Processing and treatment for refuse derived fuel pellets LCA and policy for forestry products for liquid biofuels Acceptable contamination levels in solid biofuels

Project 2- Residues and Waste

• Production Of Moisture-Resistant And Durable Fuel Pellets From

Agricultural Wastes And Woody Biomass, And Their Gasification To Synthesis Gas

– Ajay Dalai (University of Saskatchewan) – Agricultural and woody biomass, municipal solid waste (MSW), blended with canola meal.

• Sorting, Processing And Densification Of Municipal And Agricultural

Residue As Feedstock For Biofuel Production

– Lope Tabil (University of Saskatchewan) – MSW, wheat and barley straw, and oat hulls

• Biomass Residue Value Chain Quality And Contamination

Characterization

– Mark Lefsrud (McGill University) – Wood and fiber pellets with agricultural plastic and MSW

• Assessing The Availability And The Potential Conversion Into Biofuels

Of Unloved Woods: Creating An Interface With Traditional Wood Product Industries

– Evelyne Thiffault (Laval University)

• Feedstock Densification And Supply Management Incorporating

Depots

– Shahab Sohkhansanj (UBC) – Regular wood and torrefied pellets

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Project 1- Purpose-grown Feedstock

• Nutrient Cycling Dynamics In Poplar And

Switchgrass Grown In The Pan-National Feedstock Sites At Guelph, Nappan, Kemptville And Edmonton.

– Andrew Gordon (University of Guelph)

• A Platform For The Production Of Biomass By

Growing Willow On Contaminated Soils

– Michel Labrecque (Université de Montréal)

• Enhancing Production Of Purpose-Grown Biomass

Feedstock Crops With The Use Of Plant-Growth- Promoting Organisms And Substances.

– Kevin Vessey (Saint Mary's University) – Crops: Arundo donax and a cold-tolerant line of Miscanthus

• Propagation And Distribution Of Miscanthus

Rhizomes For Canadian Biofuel Production

– Max Jones (University of Guelph)

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Questions