Innovation in Fischer-Tropsch: A Sustainable Approach to Fuels Production
Richard Pearson, Andrew Coe, James Paterson
Abstract
A sustained global effort is required over the next few decades to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in order to address global warming as society seeks to deliver the Paris Agreement temperature goals. The increasing availability of renewable electricity will reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. However, some applications, such as long-haul aviation, are particularly challenging to decarbonise. The conversion of waste, biomass or existing CO 2 emissions into sustainable fuels via Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis offers one solution to this problem. This paper describes some of the challenges associated with this route to these alternative fuels and how Johnson Matthey and bp have solved them.
Topics & Concepts
Fischer–Tropsch processGreenhouse gasFossil fuelRenewable energyBiomass (ecology)Waste managementProduction (economics)ElectricityEnvironmental scienceAviationNatural resource economicsEnvironmental economicsBusinessEngineeringEconomicsChemistryCatalysisEcologySelectivityElectrical engineeringGeologyBiologyBiochemistryAerospace engineeringMacroeconomicsOceanographyCatalysts for Methane ReformingCatalysis for Biomass ConversionCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies