In Sweden, Chemrec announced that they will break ground in September on a BioDME (dimethyl ether) demonstration plant project in PiteƄ. The project will be completed in mid-2010, and will demonstrate the production of an advanced diesel fuel, DME, from forest biomass over the black liquor route....Learning to take a waste product and turn it into energy builds character. It is much harder than printing money on a government printing press, and spending money that doesn't exist. But not all of us can be as smart or wizardly as presidents and congresspersons.
DME is generally used today as a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) substitute, but diesel truck and bus manufacturers have operated DME-fueled prototype vehicles.....Approximately 7 tons of black liquor is produced in the manufacture of a ton of pulp. _BiofuelsDigest
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Dimethyl Ether from Black Liquor Gasification
Black liquor is a waste product of pulp and paper mills. For every ton of pulp produced, about 7 tons of black liquor by-product results. Finding an economical use for this waste will change the economics of the paper / pulp industry significantly. Dimethyl ether (DME) is one of many valuable products that could be made from pulp wastes.
Most DME use is in Japan. A track record exists. It has relatively low BTU/lb, thus the range of the vehicle is reduced. Good emissions characteristics...still need urea injection to meet 2010 NOX standard.
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Interesting prospects, thanks.
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