Producing Hydrogen For Use In Alberta's Oil Sands Through Pyrolysis Of Biomass: A Feasibility Study

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2010

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This research paper examines the potential to produce hydrogen, for use in the upgrading of Alberta bitumen, using bio-oil generated from the fast pyrolysis of biomass. The feasibility of the process is examined from technical, environmental, and economic perspectives. From each of these perspectives, the proposed process is compared to the common hydrogen-production process of steam methane reforming of natural gas. Through the analysis of the two processes in relation to their technical, environmental, and economic characteristics, this study concluded that using biomass as a feedstock for hydrogen production in Alberta’s oil sands is technically feasible, has valuable environmental benefits in terms of greenhouse gas emissions avoidance, reduces dependency on natural gas as a feedstock and frees up the resource for more efficient uses, and may be financially realistic; the overall conclusion being that the technology has the potential to effectively address the needs of the oil sands industry.

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Rogers, K. (2010). Producing Hydrogen For Use In Alberta's Oil Sands Through Pyrolysis Of Biomass: A Feasibility Study (Unpublished report). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

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