19 March 2014
Details
Clariant
has moved a step closer to
the commercialization of its
sunliquid® process
for making cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues
with the completion of the process design package.
The package provides detailed blueprint
for construction of cellulosic ethanol plants worldwide.
The modular design offers a flexibility that
makes it easy to adjust for project and
site specific boundary conditions.
The high level of detail means
short engineering phase and fast implementation.
Clariant plans to
license the sunliquid® process globally to
interested partners.
In July 2012, Clariant brought
a sunliquid® demonstration plant on line
in Straubing, Germany, confirming that
the technology works on an industrial scale.
The plant
– a scaled-down version of a commercial facility –
uses only established components
that are already in use in other processes,
significantly reducing the risk involved in
implementing this innovative technology.
The process design package is based on
the results from the demonstration plant
and a production capacity of
50,000 metric tons of ethanol per year.
As well as the complete conversion chain,
it includes raw material storage,
water management and treatment,
and autonomous energy generation.
Dr. Markus Rarbach,
Head of the Biofuels & Derivatives project.
“We wanted a complete, comprehensive process design
that would allow implementation
to get underway quickly,”
“It’s also essential to offer plenty of flexibility to
adapt to specific customer requirements or
the prevailing conditions at a particular site.”
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