Technology we believes in

Cellulosic Ethanol Technology

Cellulosic ethanol is a biofuel produced from wood, grasses, or the non-edible parts of plants.

It is a type of biofuel produced from lignocellulose, a structural material that comprises much of the mass of plants. Lignocellulose is composed mainly of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. Corn stover, switchgrass, miscanthus, woodchips and the byproducts of lawn and tree maintenance are some of the more popular cellulosic materials for ethanol production. Production of ethanol from lignocellulose has the advantage of abundant and diverse raw material compared to sources like corn and cane sugars, but requires a greater amount of processing to make the sugar monomers available to the microorganisms that are typically used to produce ethanol by fermentation.

Advantages

  • The efficiency is quite high and their byproduct production can be controlled.
  • Their mild process conditions do not require expensive materials of construction.
  • The process energy requirements are relatively low.

Biogas Technology – Anaerobic Digestion

Biogas typically refers to a gas produced by the biological breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxygen. Biogas originates from biogenic material and is a type of biofuel. Biogas is produced by anaerobic digestion or fermentation of biodegradable materials such as biomass, manure, sewage, municipal waste, green waste, plant material and energy crops.[1] This type of biogas comprises primarily methane and carbon dioxide. Other types of gas generated by use of biomass is wood gas, which is created by gasification of wood or other biomass. This type of gas consist primarily of nitrogen, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide, with trace amounts of methane.

Sources

  • Distillery Spentwash.
  • Ethanol Plant Stillage.
  • Municipal Waste.
  • Industrial Waste.
  • Manure.

Biodiesel Technology

Bio-diesel production is the result of base catalyzed Trans-Esterification of oil/fats. Oil/fats contain triglycerides and glycerols which can be converted to FAME (Fatty Acid Methyl Ester) when reacted with alcohol and a base. Normally Methanol or Ethanol is used as the catalyst with a base to produce FAME. In this process Glycerols and FFA (Free Fatty Acids) are the byproducts, while alcohol can be recovered to recycle after concentration. We are also working on other innovative process to make it more efficient and cost effective

Feedstocks

  • Oil seeds.
  • Vegetable Oils.
  • Used Cooking Oil.
  • Animal fat.
  • Palm Oil.