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Description
Hydrothermal processes take advantage of a number of properties of water at high pressure and temperature. At the University of Valladolid there are plants based on this principle that are used to treat different kinds of biomass: - Oxidation in supercritical water (process with supercritical water). - Depolymerization of biomass (process with supercritical water). - Biomass fractionation (process with subcritical water). These processes at high pressure and temperature conditions require a high energy input. To solve this problem, the idea of using existing devices to recover energy in order to satisfy the plant’s needs where they are being implemented was born. The best option is the use of alternative internal combustion engines. This devices allows to operate under elevated pressure and temperature conditions. Furthermore, they allow its energy coupling in processes of very different sizes due to the existence of a wide range of sizes on the market. Another advantage is their low cost thanks to the economy of scale, the motors are used in countless processes.Other information
Number of researchers:
3
Development status:
Developed but not marketed
Intellectual Property Rights:
Solicitud de patente
Differentiation in the market:
Novelty
Applicability of technology:
Yes
Companies and markets:
High energy demand processes.
Advantages:
‒ They are low-cost thanks to the economy of scale. Engines can be used in many processes. ‒ We can reduce the flame temperature reached in the stage of combustion with the injection of a high pressure effluent. In this way, the amount of generated pollutants is considerably reduced. By increasing the mass of injected compounds, the expansion will occur to a greater extent, thus achieving a greater job generation and an equivalent reduction in fuel consumption. ‒ Great social interest project to be implemented in high pressure processes, being such technology available and within reach of any interested company, since its implementation is simple. ‒ It achieves energy savings while converting processes that require high energy demand into self-sufficient processes and also reducing the pollutant emissions of any internal combustion engine.
Additional Information:
Premio Prometeo 2016 (Award organized by the University of Valladolid)
UNESCO Code:
3303 - Chemical technology and engineering
Other members:
Juan García Serna
Yoana García Rodríguez
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