Third Country Training Program (TCTP)

Training Course Title : Promotion and Dissemination of High Quality Biofuels

Production Technology for Automotive Utilization in ASEAN

Background :

The project to produce high quality biofuels from non-food biomass for automotive utilization under SATREPS scheme has been successfully implemented by joint research and development among 3 organizations in Thailand (Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research-TISTR, National Metal and Materials Technology Center-MTEC, and King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok-KMUTNB)

and 2 organizations in Japan (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology-AIST and Waseda University) with spectacular results. These innovative technology and practical standard operation procedure are to be disseminated to other biomass-rich ASEAN countries, which would be very beneficial for their future application of biofuels in transportation and other sectors as well.

This TCTP will be one of the activities supporting MOST-ASEAN action plan (2015-2020) endorsed by Ministry of Science and Technology. Recently during the 69th ASEAN COST Meeting held during 25-28 July 2015 in Phuket, Thailand, this TCTP is recognized as a key driving force to support the project “Set up of ASEAN Network on Biomass Open Research (ANBOR)” endorsed by ASEAN sub-committee on Sustainable

Energy Research (SCSER) under “ASEAN Biofuels Flagship Program”. It is aimed to realize “Low Carbon Society (LCS)” and energy security of ASEAN regions by renewable energy frombiomass.

Overall Goal : To promote and disseminate the outcome of SATREPS Project “Innovation on Production and Automotive Utilization of Biofuels from Non-food Biomass” among ASEAN countries

Training Objectives ::

1. 1. To enhance the understanding on related theories, technologies and practices of processing, standardization, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), and commercial application of high quality biofuels
2. 2. To understand pilot plant operation for production of the high quality biofuels by hand-on practice

Curriculum Outline :

Principle of biofuels production technology; process selection; 1G/1.5G/2G biofuels processing technology; catalyst; pyrolysis process; LCA; engine testing procedure; standardization process for biofuels.

Training Subjects :

1. Upstream process from feedstock to biodiesel and bio oil

2. Midstream process to produce high quality biofuels

3. Downstream process for commercialization

4. Catalyst selection for partial hydrogenation and upgrading of pyrolytic bio-oils

5. Fast Pyrolysis Technology

6. Testing, Standardization and LCA of Biofuels

The following knowledge or knowledges is available for participants after completing training :

1. Biofuels production technology

2. Biofuels testing and standardization

3. Engine testing with biofuels

4. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) procedure on biofuels 2

Implementing Organization: Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR)

Co-organization: National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC)
King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB)

Supervising Ministry: Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)

Participants Criteria:

1. Age: be under forty-five (45) years of age

2. Related vocational history: preferably more than 5 years

3. Education: be university graduates or technical college graduates or have an equivalent educational background or appropriate qualifications

4. Language: have good command of spoken and written English Training Period: From October to November (Total: 3 weeks) Cooperation period; 3 years

Participants’ seat: 24 participants (+2 Thai participants)

Acceptable countries: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar*, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand