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Article: BIOFUELS: Quality reaction.
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- The Engineer
- Article date:
- March 9, 2009
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A small-scale biomass reactor that utilises the Fischer-Tropsch process is said to produce superior-quality diesel and jet fuel. Siobhan Wagner reports
A new biomass reactor with a diameter of only 1.5m has the potential to produce ultra-clean biofuels from waste such as agricultural by- products and construction debris.
The reactor, which uses a catalyst developed by the UK's Oxford Catalysts, was designed by microchannel reactor specialist Velocys, based in the US.
It will be commercialised by Velocys in 2010 and is now in demonstration form. When in full use, Velocys claims the reactor has the potential to churn out 300-500 barrels of ...