A Breakthrough Thermocatalytic Process
SynSel’s chosen synthetic biorefinery technology uses a thermocatalytic process to convert woody biomass feedstock into synthetic gasoline, diesel, and aviation fuel. The thermocatalytic conversion process consists of 5 key steps including:
Feedstock sizing & moisture control to specification
Hydropyrolysis
Hydroconversion
Distillation to remove trace aromatics
Product recovery to separate the synthetic biofuel into gasoline, diesel, and aviation fuel
The Conversion Process
The thermocatalytic conversion process produces close to zero life-cycle carbon dioxide emissions while also producing marketable by-products like: biogenic carbon dioxide, biochar, nitrogen-based fertilizer, and process heat.
