In Indiana, Benefuel and Seymour Biofuels will invest $25 million to build a solid-catalyst biodiesel plant in Seymour. The 10 Mgy plant will commence operation in 20101, and will be operated by Seymour Biofuels. Solid-catalyst biodiesel uses a solid acid reactor to convert a wide variety of fats and oils into biodiesel without extensive pre-processing.
Traditional biodiesel is produced by adding methanol and sodium hydroxide to a narrower range of fats and oils. To date, IFP has been the only widely-known firm to succeed in making solid-catalyst biodiesel on a commercially viable basis.
In Indiana, Green Fuels has proposed a 20 Mgy biodiesel plant on a 32-acre site in Fulton County. The company has requested a rezoning hearing with the County to advance the project. The proposed feed...
In Indiana, Xenerga will open a 5 Mgy biodiesel plant in LaPorte next month, as a joint venture with Indiana Flex Fuels. Xenerga targets small regional plants, recruits a local investor vase, secures ...
In Iowa, Catalin has received queries from producers representing 30 percent of global biodiesel capacity, seeking information about its microscopic, solid catalysts that could reduce production costs...
In Japan, a professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology announced a process to reduce the cost of cellulosic ethanol conversion from rice straw and other non-food feedstocks by more than 30 percent. Th...
Indiana Ethanol Power announced it received approval from Lake County Solid Waste Management District to build the first-ever commercial municipal solid waste (MSW) to ethanol production facility in t...
In Minnesota, the Isanti City Council approved a $299,000 subsidy, conditional use permit and site plan for the Ever Cat Fuels biodiesel plant that will use the Mcgyan Process. The Mcgyan Process can ...
