Carbon Negative Cellulosic Fuels Produced From Waste Biomass

We convert waste biomass into renewable, EPA approved transportation fuels, primarily ethanol and 1-propanol. Our target biomass includes: Wheat Straw, Corn Stover, Sugar Cane Waste and Sugar Beet Pulp.

To do this we use water at high temperatures and pressures in a modified and patented hydrothermal liquefaction process. Our process produces alcohols, aldehydes, ketones and acetic acid that contain two to seven carbon atoms. Our process produces useful products. No bio oil. No biocrude. The process converts cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, sugars and starches into these products. We can also utilize wet feeds with no drying needed.

The process is carbon negative. Biomass contains a lot of oxygen. In our process the excess oxygen is removed and comes out as a clean carbon dioxide stream that can be easily captured and sequestered. Half of the carbon in the biomass comes out as carbon dioxide and the rest comes out as products. For each gallon of renewable fuel produced a similar amount of carbon can be captured and sequestered.