- Proof the concept validating yields, energy consumption and other process conditions achieved in the lab pilot plant
- Test new equipment, process setups and raw materials
- Gain industrial operating know-how
- Train customer startup and production teams
- Several industrial validation programs are planned beginning with sugarcane bagasse and eucalyptus
- Implementation of chosen process design and conditions
- Multiple campaign runs during 8 or more weeks
- Processing up to 1,500 dry tons of feedstock
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Key facts
- Commissioned in late 2008
- Production modus: Continuous campaign runs
- Processing capacity: Approx. 1.0 BDMT / hour
- Feedstocks: Soft and hardwood, herbaceous biomass
- Energy source: Natural gas
- Output: 200 proof ethanol and bio-lignin
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