SOMANCO - Biorefining
At SOMANCO, we are also working with leading experts to provide industry leading solutions in Biorefining.
In the Biorefining sector, we help our customers evaluate and implement technologies for processing biomass, consuming waste, generating energy, producing saleable compounds from biomass, reducing their reliance on fossil fuels, and reducing carbon emissions.
Case Studies and Success Stories -
A Pulp & Paper company announced the biorefinery will not be dependent on any food-based feedstock materials, but rather on by-products or residuals from forest and agricultural resources. It will produce at least 6 million gallons of liquid fuels per year, in the form of renewable sulfur-free diesel. The biorefinery will also generate at least 1 trillion BTU's per year of process heat that will be used in the paper making operations, making it the first integrated pulp and paper mill in North America to be fossil fuel free.
A major oil company announced they will partner with a forest products company to commercialize the production of biofuels from cellulose-based sources, transforming wood fiber and other nonfood sources of cellulose into economical, clean-burning biofuels for cars and trucks. Feedstock options include forest biomass, materials from the existing mill operations, and cellulosic crops planted in managed plantations.
Liquid biofuel production using the black liquor gasification (BLG) technology will improve efficiencies at our pulp and paper mills as well as being a source for valuable fuels and chemicals extracted from renewable sources.
Chemrec USA, develops integrated biorefineries that convert biomass from pulp and paper mills into next-generation green motor fuels. The company provides a proprietary Fuels-from-the-Forest gasification technology and designs the biorefinery that is integrated into existing pulp and paper mills. Mills that integrate the Chemrec process position themselves as more competitive by adding 30 to 50 percent profitable revenue from the production of renewable motor fuels, for which the market is growing steadily, while replacing or adding recovery capacity facilitating profitable pulp production.
The company said the 40 megawatt co-generation system will generate electricity and steam to operate the mill, allowing them to run its paper mill on 100 percent renewable energy. The new $30 million facility consists of four turbines, two condensers, a cooling tower and auxiliary equipment. The biomass fuel would be primarily yard waste as well as industrial wood and fiber waste. With this facility, the company will be a more efficient manufacturer, fiscally and environmentally responsible, and energy independent. By late 2010, they expect to also start supplying renewable energy from the new plant to the grid.