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Hamrick Engineering granted patent for extracting sugars and nanocellulose from biomass

Plantations International News Hamrick Engineering, a US-based start-up, has received a broad patent for extracting sugars and nanocellulose from lignocellulosic biomass by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This new technology uses an environmentally benign technique of vacuum infusion of hydrolysis catalysts into biomass. ‘This ground-breaking patent describes how to extract sugars and nanocellulose from lignocellulosic biomass using a low-cost process.  It provides a foundation for technologies to produce low-cost sugars, transportation fuels, and nano-crystalline cellulose from wood chips and waste paper,’ says Edward Hamrick, president of Hamrick Engineering. ‘We completely re-thought the way to extract sugars and nanocellulose from [...]

Sweetwater Power obtains $26m to money biochemical plant

Plantations International News             Cookies are required to use this site. Please turn them on! This website requires javascript to be enabled. November 10, 2015 Sweetwater Energy, a renewable biochemical company headquartered in Rochester, New York, has received commitment for $ 26 million (€24 million) in long-term loans from the US state of Minnesota to build a biochemical production plant near Mountain Iron in Minnesota's northeast. The $ 53 million facility will use local timber to produce high-value industrial alcohol and activated carbon. The facility will use Sweetwater's patented biomass processing technology, which splits Minnesota's local [...]

Maas Companies to auction surplus equipment for Biodiesel One’s biofuel plant

Plantations International News             Cookies are required to use this site. Please turn them on! This website requires javascript to be enabled. November 6, 2015 Maas Companies will auction surplus biodiesel process equipment for Biodiesel One via a timed online auction ending on 3 December for piecemeal offers and 4 December for entirety offers. The Biodiesel One plant opened in 2007 and was the second biodiesel plant to be built in Connecticut, US. The plant handled used cooking oil from local restaurants in a batch water wash process to produce ASTM D6751 B100 fuel grade biodiesel. [...]

Argentina’s biodiesel production anticipated to drop 30 % in 2015

Plantations International News Argentina's biodiesel manufacturing is expected to reduce by 30 % in 2015 as growth of residential demand could not make up for declining international exports. The Argentine Biofuels and Hydrogen Association (ABHA) estimates this year's complete biodiesel result to cap at 1.8 million tonnes, a considerable decline from 2.58 million tonnes in 2014. Exports are expected to decline by 55 % and also the domestic Argentinian consumption, due to rise 11 %, will certainly not have the ability to compose the difference. The reduction suggests that the country's biodiesel sector is working just at roughly 40 % of [...]

Green Plains to purchase Texas ethanol plant from Murphy USA

Plantations International News Green Plains and petrol retailer Murphy USA have signed a definitive agreement regarding the purchase by Green Plains of Murphy USA's ethanol production facility located in Hereford, Texas. Under the terms of the agreement, Green Plains will acquire Hereford Renewable Energy for approximately $ 93.8 million (€85 million), subject to customary closing adjustments. The transaction value includes $ 78.5 million for the ethanol production facility with the balance for working capital. The transaction is expected to close this month subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. The facility is a Lurgi-designed, ICM-modified ethanol plant with approximately 100 [...]

Globe” s largest cellulosic ethanol plant formally opened up in Iowa

Plantations International News DuPont has commemorated the position of its cellulosic biofuel home in Nevada, Iowa, US with a ceremony attended by the state's governor Terry Brandstad as well as various other dignitaries. With the ability to create 30 mgy of tidy fuel that supplies a 90 % decrease in greenhouse gas discharges compared to gasoline, this biorefinery is the globe's largest cellulosic ethanol plant. The raw material made use of to make the ethanol is corn stover-- the stalks, leaves and cobs left in an area after produce. The establishment will certainly show at industrial range that non-food feedstocks from [...]

Avril opens 100,000 tpy biodiesel plant in Mediterranean France

Plantations International Information French biofuels manufacturer Avril has opened up a 100,000 tpy biodiesel plant to satisfy the greater mixing degrees released by the French government. The new plant, located at Sete on France's Mediterranean shore, will certainly raise the business's biodiesel production capability to 1.7 million tonnes. Previously in 2013 Avril closed down its 2 northern France centers in the aftermath of the federal government's refusal to raise biodiesel mixing level beyond 7 %. Nevertheless, late in 2013 the federal government consented to increase the blend level by one percent, bringing it to 8 %. The EUR13 million Avril plant [...]

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