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Towards a sustainable bioeconomy

Research • Educate • Connect
Towards a sustainable bioeconomy

Prof. Peter Quicker | RWTH Aachen | Technologies of Fuels

Research topics and profile (related to bioeconomy)

The main competences of the TEER institute are both the thermal, physical and chemical conversion and the refining of renewable and alternative fuels in order to enable their material and energetic utilization. Matching the context of the BioSC, biogenic matters which usually cannot be used in technical processes due to their (chemical) composition are considered. This task is faced by a bilateral approach, including both conditioning the input material and optimizing subsequent procedural applications. Thermal conversion processes need emission control (e. g. flue gas cleaning), which is another priority of the department. Thermal waste treatment and fossil fuels are further areas of research.

Contributions to BioSC

The unit develops concepts of applied research for thermal and material utilization of (biogenic) raw and residual materials. In terms of adding value to an extensive bio-economy, these concepts provide ways to substitute fossil resources and to expand the potential of usable biomasses.

To achieve these goals, previously unused biomasses are being refined in made-to-order conversion processes and then reused so as to recover energy and/or materials. This applies to primary as well as to secondary biomasses. By integration of conditioning processes in an existing process chain a subsequent use of former wastages can be achieved. Focal to the investigation are biomasses that remain unused due to technical or economic reasons. This can be caused by poor fuel qualities and/or high freight costs. Both can be overcome by conversion technologies and therefore make the recovery of said materials ecologically and economically feasible.

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