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Operation of bio-aviation fuel manufacturing facility via hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids process and optimization of fuel property for turbine engine test

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering volume 38, pages 1205–1223 (2021)Cite this article

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Bio-aviation fuel to satisfy ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) specification was prepared through the stable operation of bio-aviation fuel manufacturing facility scale-expanded up to the production of bio-aviation fuel for turbine engine test. First, powder-typed 1.0 wt% Pt/Al2O3 and 0.5 wt% Pt/zeolite catalysts, respectively applicable to the hydrotreating and upgrading processes, were prepared and then their performance was evaluated in laboratory scale reactor. Thereafter, pellet-shaped 1.0 wt% Pt/Al2O3 and 0.5 wt% Pt/zeolite catalysts were prepared and applied to a bench-scale hydrotreating process and an upgrading process reactor, applied in the catalytic processes to prepare bio-aviation fuel. At this time, reaction characteristics under various operating conditions were investigated along with their catalytic performance evaluation. Stable long-term operation based on optimal reaction conditions, obtained in bench-scale reactor was performed using the hydrotreating process and the upgrading process reactors in a pilot-scale bio-aviation fuel manufacturing facility to continuously operate during a long time under optimal reaction conditions controlled, and then synthetic bio-crude oil including bio-aviation fuel composition was prepared. Through the separation and purification process that can selectively obtain bio-aviation fuel components, bio-aviation fuel conforming to ASTM specification standards was produced from the synthetic bio-crude oil obtained through combined hydrotreating-upgrading process.

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  1. Plant Engineering Center, Institute for Advanced Engineering, Yongin-city, Gyeonggi-do, 17180, Korea

    Gi Bo Han, Jung Hee Jang & Min Hwei Ahn

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Korea

    Young-Woong Suh

  3. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, 34141, Korea

    Minkee Choi

  4. School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan-city, Gyeongsangbuk-do, 38541, Korea

    No-Kuk Park

  5. Alternative Fuel R&D Team, Korea Petroleum Quality & Distribution Authority, Cheongju-city, Chungcheongbuk-do, 28115, Korea

    Mi Eun Lee & Jae-Kon Kim

  6. Agency for Defense Development, Daejeon, 34186, Korea

    Byunghun Jeong

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Han, G.B., Jang, J.H., Ahn, M.H. et al. Operation of bio-aviation fuel manufacturing facility via hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids process and optimization of fuel property for turbine engine test. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 38, 1205–1223 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-021-0770-z

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Keywords

  • Bio-Aviation Fuel
  • Palm Oil
  • HEFA Process
  • Manufacturing Facility Operation
  • Fuel Properties
  • ASTM Standard Specification