Enerkem 2nd gen biofuels plant enters start-up
Canada-based biofuels and biochemicals technology Enerkem has announced that its first commercial-scale plant located in Westbury, Quebec, is entering start-up phase and will soon begin production of the company's clean conditioned synthesis gas.
The company’s Westbury plant will process treated wood from used electricity poles. At full capacity it will produce 5 million litres of second-generation ethanol a year.
The Enerkem thermo-chemical process uses 1 tonne of waste to produce 360 litres of ethanol.
Construction on the plant began in October 2007 and the facility was complete in December 2008.
The conditioned synthesis gas (syngas) production island has been completed and is in an advanced commissioning stage in preparation for its upcoming start-up.
The syngas island serves as the chemical production platform, from which methanol and ethanol production modules will be added over the next few months.
Once these gas-to-liquid modules are bolted to the syngas island, Enerkem will become a commercial producer of liquid fuels and green chemicals that are made from renewable, non-food, negative-cost feedstock.
‘The conditioned synthesis gas island is the core of our technology platform as it is where we produce a clean tailored syngas that serves as a chemical source for the production of advanced biofuels and biochemicals,’ Vincent Chornet, president and CEO of Enerkem, says.
The company’s Westbury plant will process treated wood from used electricity poles. At full capacity it will produce 5 million litres of second-generation ethanol a year.
The Enerkem thermo-chemical process uses 1 tonne of waste to produce 360 litres of ethanol.
Construction on the plant began in October 2007 and the facility was complete in December 2008.
The conditioned synthesis gas (syngas) production island has been completed and is in an advanced commissioning stage in preparation for its upcoming start-up.
The syngas island serves as the chemical production platform, from which methanol and ethanol production modules will be added over the next few months.
Once these gas-to-liquid modules are bolted to the syngas island, Enerkem will become a commercial producer of liquid fuels and green chemicals that are made from renewable, non-food, negative-cost feedstock.
‘The conditioned synthesis gas island is the core of our technology platform as it is where we produce a clean tailored syngas that serves as a chemical source for the production of advanced biofuels and biochemicals,’ Vincent Chornet, president and CEO of Enerkem, says.
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