Trends in Gasification
Biomass and Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) continue to be great feedstocks for conversion to fuels and chemicals through the use of gasification, followed by the Fischer Tropsch process. However, three issues hamper further development in gasification technology. These issues are: Low operating pressure in the gasifier Oxygen supply FT products upgrading Low … [Read more...]
Conversion of Municipal Solid Waste to Aromatic Compounds
R.C. Costello & Assoc., Inc. of Redondo Beach, California signed an agreement to provide engineering design services to Epurga, Inc. of Port Cates, Tennessee for the scale-up of their proprietary aromatics technology. This technology converts municipal solid waste (MSW) to syngas, and then to bio aromatic compounds that are traditionally produced from petroleum. Typical … [Read more...]