Clariant expands sunliquid biofuels technology

摘要

Clariant is demonstrating the international potential of its process for manufacturing sustainable biofuel, expanding its sunliquid technology to include additional agricultural residue feedstocks. Following the opening of Germany's largest demonstration plant (FIG, 7) for manufacturing ethanol from agricultural residues in July 2012, Clariant has discovered that corn stover (the most valuable raw material in North America) and sugarcane bagasse (a cellulose-rich byproduct of sugar and ethanol production in Latin America and Asia) can also be converted efficiently with the process. European wheat straw has primarily been used to date, and has delivered good results.