Syntec producing 110 gallons of alcohols per tonne of biomass in research

July 1, 2008

In Washington state, Syntec Biofuel announced that it has sustained conversion rates of greater than 110 gallons of alcohols per ton of biomass, using its proprietary thermo-chemical process and catalysts, including methanol, ethanol, n-butanol and n-propanol. The Syntec B2A process was originally developed at the University of British Columbia, and is able to produce ethanol from biogas produced by anaerobic digesters using manure, effluent or methane as a feedstock.

Syntec joins BYU Fischer-Tropsch Consortium; to develop catalysts for waste biomass gasification

In Utah, Syntec Biofuel has joined the Brigham Young University Fischer-Tropsch Consortium. Working with the BYU Catalysis Laboratory, Syntec will develop proprietary Fischer-Tropsch catalysts and pro...

Lurgi to construct $8 million pilot methanol-to-biofuel plant in Germany

In Germany, Lurgi will construct an $8 million pilot plant in Wolfsburg that will convert methanol to synthetic biofuel. The project is supported by the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Cons...

Algal Biomass Organization, Coskata, Mascoma, Gevo, UOP, Novozymes, Syntec, and Ceres to present at Advanced Biofuels Workshop in Minneapolis

In Minnesota, the Advanced Biofuels Workshop & Trade Show will be held September 28 – 30, 2008 in Minneapolis, and will bring together key leaders in the emerging advanced biofuels market, inclu...

Syntec drops licensing fee for waste-to-ethanol process in bid to attract stranded corn ethanol producers

Syntec Biofuel has announced that it would drop an upfront $250,000 licensing fee for its waste-to-ethanol process, in a bid to attract business from to corn-based ethanol producers hit by soaring fee...

Feedstock prices soar; palm oil could reach $1500 in 2008, says analyst; Syntec links prices to surge in queries for its cellulosic catalysts

In Malaysia, Godrej International projects that crude palm oil will reach a price of $1400 per tonne in the September 2008 - February 2009 period. Oil World projects $1090 per tonne in 2008; LMC Inte...

Syntec Biofuel acquisition finalized; pioneer of thermo-chemical process for cellulosic ethanol

The Syntec Biofuel -- Wood Energy Resources acquisition has been finalized after closing of more than $1 million in a private placement. Syntec owns and distributes Ethanol Catalyst Technology for con...

Written by Jim Lane · Filed Under Producer News