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Bio-Chemical Synthesis
West Biofuels has conducted research to advance the commercial readiness of a system to convert woody biomass residue into a mixed alcohol product high in renewable fuel ethanol. This process produces a fuel much lower in carbon intensity than current ethanol produced from corn while reducing pollutant emissions and forest fire risk.
- Dual Fluidized Bed (Gasifier and Combustion) to produce high quality syngas.
- Gas Compressor to compress syngas to 2500psi (172 Bar).
- Chemical reactor to convert syngas to mixed alcohols with a catalyst.
- Thermal management system to maintain a reactor temp around 600F (320C).
- Custom logging and controls to control the entire system and monitor testing.
The Mixed alcohol syntheses system converts syngas produced by the FICFB gasifier into a mixture of alcohols via a catalytic process. The syngas is compressed and introduced into a patented fixed bed catalytic reactor containing a proprietary catalyst. Reactor temperature is maintained via a liquid thermal management system.
The alcohol products are then collected for further processing into fuel, fuel aditives and chemical markets.
This technology has demonstrated the ability of producing roughly 60 gallons of liquid fuels per ton of biomass.