MAJOR EUROPEAN
oil and gas pipe
networks
Recovered liquid streams from the
process have already been shown
to contain commercially relevant
quantities of bio-chemicals even before
the treated solid mass has been further
processed for the inherent material it
contains.
you have a source material you think
might be suitable for exploitation then
please contact Edward Jennings of
Manroche m.
that bio-carbon is sustainable with
functionalities, availability and costs
comparable to the fossil carbon it
displaces.
Background note on enabling
sustainable carbon for industry
Within the first phase of the project
SteamBio has carried out a range of
selection studies and has shortlisted
six different reference-materials
that are abundant and available
from European forestry and farming
operations. These six materials will be
characterised within the demonstration
phase to determine yield and financial
viability of the primary and secondary
processes needed to show a complete
value map from field to factory to
consumer.
Bio-carbonisation not de-carbonisation:
There is much talk nowadays about
“decarbonising” the economy, would
it be more appropriate for us to use
a greener form of carbon instead?
Carbon has helped to shape the
world we live in today, in fuels and in
chemicals. In the modern world it is
primarily supplied from unsustainable
fossil sources; coal mines, oil wells
and gas fields, creating environmental
impacts in both extraction and use.
With the majority of fossil carbon
now imported into Europe there are
assorted concerns relating to security
of supply. To create a more secure
and sustainable future we need
to use carbon from nature:
“bio-carbon”; using it to create
biodegradable bio-plastics, other biochemicals and for renewable energy
generation that is available when
required. However, it is important
Whilst bio-carbon is an abundant
natural resource, it is not always
available in the appropriate condition
or location. The infrastructure
associated with fossil carbon has been
developed over a number of years,
based around centralised refineries.
The bio-refineries of the future cannot
ignore existing infrastructure. For
bio-carbon to become established it
must be able to be stabilised, stored,
transported and used with cost and
functional equivalent to fossil carbon.
A demonstration unit with a throughput
of 500kg/hour is currently in design
with construction due to start by mid
2016. Manrochem and key members of
the consortium are finalising different
rural locations for deployment of the
test unit which will be deployed by
January 2017. If you want to see this
unit in operation during 2017 or if
www.manrochem.co.uk
Tel: +44(0)1484 715781
Fax: +44(0)1484 719813
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