Potencial técnico e econômico para a produção de Fischer-Tropsch Diesel a partir de biomassa (FT-BTL) associada à captura de carbono no Brasil

Abstract

In order to deal with the criticality of diesel fuel supply, due to a refining system incapable of attending the growing demand and the ever more restrictive specifications in act, the deployment of high quality biomass based diesel stands relevant to the national framework. This study aims to identify the potential for the deployment of diesel biofuel production based on biomass thermochemical conversion through Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis in Brazil. This study conducted technical and economic analysis of the selected technological route, in order to estimate in what extension and at what costs could biomass based diesel contribute to the national diesel supply, and to the promotion of emission reductions in the energy sector and the transportation subsector. This study identified a theoretical potential of biomass based diesel production capable of attending 11,9% of diesel supply, and 72,4% of diesel imports. A clear advantage of this route is the fact that it is easy to add carbon capture, which was evaluated as intrinsic to the process. Furthermore, this study argues that, even if not cost-competitive without the necessary climate and energy policies, the innovative technological route offers important contributions to the reduction of the dependency on imports, resulting in positive impacts over the Brazilian commercial balance.