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Canadian Biogas Study, November 2013, Kelleher Environmental; 2
Energy and Economic Values of Non-Recycled Plastics (NRP) Currently Landfilled in Canada, December 2012, M.E. Haight and N. Antadze; 3
Biofuels Production through
Biomass Pyrolysis – A Technological Review, November 2012, Mohammed I. Jahirul, Mohammad G. Rasul, Ashfaque Ahmed Chowdhury and Nanjappa Ashwath; 4
The Basics of Biochar: A Natural Soil Amendment, December 2010, College of
Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai’I at Manoa; 5
The use of syngas derived from biomass and waste products to produce ethanol and hydrogen, Fall 2007, Joshua D. Mackaluso; 6
Assessment of Bio-Oil as a
Replacement for Heating Oil, November 2002, Northeast Regional Biomass Program.
Published by Biowaste to Energy for Canada Integration Initiative (BECii) Corp.
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PYROLYSIS
flash
- Landfill Gas represents 3% of Canada’s national greenhouse gas emissions 1
- There are more than 10,000 landfills in Canada, 800 of which are active 1
- Landfill Gas is the third largest source of anthropogenic methane emissions in Canada 1
2.8 million tonnes of Non-Recycled Plastics (NRP)
were disposed in Canada in 2012 2
This is equivalent to:
3.4 million
tonnes of Coal 2
14 million
barrels of Oils 2
79 billion cubic
feet of Natural Gas 2OR OR
THE POWER OF PYROLYSIS
IMPACT OF PYROLYSIS TECHNOLOGIES ON THE ENERGY SECTOR IN CANADA
If all the Non-Recycled Plastics currently
disposed of were converted by pyrolysis to a fuel
oil, they would produce an estimated 9,245,046 barrels
of oil per year, enough to power more than 637,589
cars for one year. The economic value of this fuel is
more than 786 million dollars. 2
Reduce risk of groundwater
contamination from landfills
Reduce need for
landfill space
A 25% diversion of combustible solid
waste from landfilling to new Waste-To-Energy
facilities will result in a greenhouse gas
reduction of 3.2 to 6.4 million tonnes of
carbon dioxide equivalent. 2
(450 to 450 seconds,
275o
C to 675o
C) 3
Low & Slow
heating rate 3
(0.5 to 10 seconds,
575o
C to 950o
C) 3
Rapidly
heating rate 3
(less than a second
450o
C to 1000o
C) 3
Rapid devolatization
in an inert atmosphere 3
10-20%
Syngas
15-25%
BioChar 60-75%
Bio-Oil
12%
Bio-Oil
13%
Syngas
75%
Bio-Oil
30%
Bio-Oil
35%
Syngas
35%
BioChar
applications
BIOCHAR
Fertilizer 3
Activated Carbon 3
Carbon Nanotubes 3
BIO-OIL
Power 6
Steam 6
Chemicals 3
Consumer Products 3
SYNGAS
Transportation Fuels 5
Chemicals 5
Synthetic Natural Gas 5