Advancing the Co-Processing of Biocrudes to Reduce the Carbon Intensity of Fuels

Lead Proponent

Parkland Refining (B.C) LTD.

Project Objectives

The project aims to test various pre-treatment methods for the co-processing of fast pyrolysis biocrudes. It will also develop a quantification method to track biogenic carbon within the refinery and determine the carbon intensities of co-processed fuels.

Expected Results

The project is expected to:

1. Develop a pathway to leverage existing infrastructure to rapidly produce large amounts of reduced-CI fuels.
2. Potentially enable co-processing of biocrudes, increasing the amount of biogenic feedstocks suitable for co-processing.
3. Potentially lead to greater displacement of petroleum fuels and reduced emissions.
4. Assist other Canadian refiners in implementing co-processing via knowledge dissemination.