Raven - Synthetic Fuels
Synthetic fuels are more pure carbon chains, purposely created with specific number of hydrogens and carbons (CnH(2n+2)) and exclude sulfur. Rather than extracted from existing hydrocarbons – they are put together, as opposed to taken apart.
To create synthetic fuels, Raven SR first converts the feedstock – biomass, municipal solid waste, bio-solids, industrial waste, sewage, medical waste and methane – into synthetic gas. The synthetic gas produced by Raven SR has a much higher hydrogen content than competing technologies, meaning that we can produce higher volumes of both hydrogen and synthetic fuel from our feedstock. Raven’s syngas prior to additional polishing is already at 2:1 ratio of hydrogen and carbon-monoxide needed for Fischer-Tropsch reactors.
Essentially, Raven SR can process anything containing hydrogens and carbons.
Once we have produced the synthetic gas, it is then converted into synthetic diesel and synthetic aviation fuels including Jet A, Jet B and milspec JP-8 using the Fischer-Tropsch process.
Fischer-Tropsch synthetic fuels have higher purity and burn more cleanly than traditional hydrocarbon fuels. They also have higher energy content per carbon content of the fuel, and Fischer-Tropsch jet fuel is less dense than conventional fuel allowing aircraft to fly further on the same load of fuel.
- Better quality, higher engine output and greater torque
- Better flowability, lower freeze point and higher viscosity
- Higher purity and burns more cleanly than traditional hydrocarbon fuels
- High cetane numbers, a near-zero sulfur content and very low aromatic levels
Less electricity
Uses less per kilogram of hydrogen than other electrolysis, plasma gasification and microwave plasma.
Uses no water
Uses no fresh water unlike electrolysis, and processes waste wet as naturally found in landfills without drying.
Creates fewer process emissions
Because Raven SR is non-combustion, dangerous emissions (NOx, SOx, PMs, etc.) are avoided.
Divert waste
Keeps waste out of landfills and reduces greenhouse emissions that come from decomposing organic waste.