Syntec Biofuel Acquires Access to Catalyst Technologies for Converting Biomass Wastes to Diesel and Jet Fuel
10 Abril 2008 - 12:29PM
Marketwired
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA , a biofuel technology company
developing catalysts to convert biomass wastes into ethanol and
other alcohols, announced today it has joined the Brigham Young
University (BYU) Fischer-Tropsch Consortium giving it access to
methods for preparation, characterization, and testing of
Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) catalysts and mechanistic/reactor
models of FTS.
Access to this information and the expertise of the BYU
Catalysis Laboratory will enable Syntec Biofuel to jump-start their
development of proprietary Fischer-Tropsch catalysts and their own
process for conversion of biomass into diesel and jet fuels.
Professor Calvin Bartholomew of BYU will also serve as a
consultant and advisor to Syntec on the development of these
technologies.
The Syntec FTS process will gasify biological wastes, e.g.,
cellulosic wood waste, to a synthesis gas consisting of carbon
monoxide and hydrogen, which in turn will be converted into liquid
hydro-carbons of various forms, including synthetic diesel and jet
fuels. This process mirrors the Syntec process for producing
ethanol, methanol and other alcohols.
Michael Jackson, President of Syntec Biofuel Inc., said,
"Participation in the new BYU FTS Consortium is an extremely
important step for us as it will enable us to benefit from the
experience of the strong BYU scientific team and synergistic
partnerships with other members of the Consortium to bring this
new, Fischer-Tropsch process to early commercialization. It
compliments Syntec's ethanol catalyst technology which recently saw
us achieving a yield of 105 gallons of bio-alcohols per ton of
biomass at the laboratory scale."
"It is fair to say that this relationship with BYU lab, under
the direction of Dr. Calvin Bartholomew, a recognized world expert
and leader in F.T. catalytic processes, provides Syntec Biofuel
with a broader range of expertise in green biofuels."
The ultimate application of the BYU and Syntec catalysts will be
to construct commercial plants and license the technology to
produce Fischer-Tropsch diesel and jet fuels as well as ethanol and
other alcohols from cellulosic waste, which while qualifying for
tax and carbon credits, will also help wean us from a dangerous
dependence on increasingly expensive petroleum.
Jackson emphasized that their biomass-based synthetic diesel
will be a truly renewable fuel, as it will be based on waste
biomass feedstocks instead of food crops such as corn, canola,
soybean or palm oil. The synthetic diesel will be sulphur-free and
CO2 neutral with a high energy content.
DaimlerChrysler expects that Biomass-to-Liquid (BTL) fuels could
achieve a market share of 10% in Europe by 2015. Volkswagen has
already developed a commercially-available automobile engine
specifically to benefit from syn-diesel. The U.S. Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 set a mandatory Renewable
Fuel Standard (RFS) requiring fuel producers to use at least 36
billion gallons of biofuel in 2022. This creates a substantial
market potential for Syntec's stable of catalysts.
About Syntec Biofuel
Syntec Biofuel is a second-generation cellulosic ethanol company
based in British Columbia, Canada. The company is a leading
developer of proprietary catalysts to convert biomass into
bio-alcohols. Syntec's "B2A" (Biomass to Alcohols) process utilizes
innovative technology to produce ethanol via thermo-chemical
synthesis. The company does not use food crops like corn, but
instead uses waste biomass such as wood chips, corn stover,
municipal waste, and landfill gas to produce ethanol. The Syntec
catalyst technology can also produce alcohols from biogas (sourced
from anaerobic digestion of manure and effluent), landfill gas or
stranded methane. The company's business model is to license out
its technology, develop JV partnerships, and generate revenue from
the sale of catalysts. More information is available online at
www.syntecbiofuel.com.
Contact: info@syntecbiofuel.com or call 604-688-3836.
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