Abstract
Biomass gasification and catalytic liquid fuel (Biomass-To-Liquid : BTL) synthesis is a promising process not only for energy but also for chemical applications. It is being advocated that BTL be widely introduced by the Japanese government in the near future, at least before 2030. BTL synthesis is currently at the R & D stage and its use is expected to accelerate within Japan. For example, the R & D budget for BTL will be increased by 5 times in fiscal year 2017. We have been studying entrained-flow type biomass gasification because of advantages that make it suitable for BTL synthesis. In this paper, we introduce and give an overview of our joint research projects being conducted among several companies and one university, organized by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). This research focuses on methanol synthesis at a 2-ton/day scale test plant and bio-jet fuel synthesis using a pilot plant.
