Biofuels and biomaterials articles
Biofuels and biomaterials articles
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Lignin is finding new high-value, low-carbon ways to replace fossil-based chemicals
Stora Enso, which has the strategy of being the Renewable Materials Company, is leading the way in developing new qualities of kraft lignin. This renewable raw material has big potential to substitute for less environmentally friendly polymers in a wide range of applications.
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Clariant progressing with Valmet Pretreatment BioTrac™ for 2nd generation bioethanol production in Romania
Clariant, a focused, sustainable and innovative Swiss specialty chemicals company, is moving closer to start-up of its commercial scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Podari in southwest Romania.
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Valmet to supply feeding system for the new Red Rock Biofuel’s biorefinery in Lakeview, Oregon, United States
Valmet will supply a pressure plug screw feeder system to IR1 Group LLC for the Red Rock Biofuel’s biorefinery under construction in Lakeview, Oregon, U.S.A.
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Sunila makes the most out of lignin
Stora Enso’s Sunila Mill produces kraft lignin with Valmet’s LignoBoostTM technology. In 2018, Stora Enso launched their dry lignin product, LineoTM by Stora Enso, which is an excellent alternative to fossil-based materials.
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Lignin Upgraded – new lignin qualities with LignoBoost
Valmet’s LignoBoost process has been developed further and new process concepts can tailor the extracted lignin into different qualities. This gives new options for kraft pulp mills to go into new businesses.
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Up for the challenges of cellulosic ethanol production
Pretreatment is one of the most critical and challenging areas in the cellulosic ethanol production process. Valmet's BioTrac system, part of the front end in a biorefinery and used for prehydrolysis, contributes to both the quality and quantity of the ethanol produced.
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A replacement for fossil coal in power plants: black pellets
Steam exploded black pellets are a renewable biomass fuel that is safer and more cost-effective than conventional “white” biomass pellets, yet deliver more energy. The Valmet black pellet plant is a complete production facility with an integrated CHP plant, from biomass infeed to black pellet outfeed. Valmet also offers revamps of existing white pellet plants.
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Valmet Customer Days gathered customers from 35 countries
Over 200 Valmet customers gathered to Stockholm in October. The event focus was on the results of long term cooperation, sustainability, energy and pulp & paper innovations, the benefits of Industrial Internet and Shared Journey Forward.
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Valmet's automation for all kinds of biofuel production
Availability and safety are unquestionably key issues in any process. In producing highly flammable fuels and biofuels, the importance of these issues grows even more. Today, several leading global producers rely on Valmet's process automation technology to control their biofuel plants, which produce second-generation biodiesel, bioethanol or bio-oil.
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A new solution to a classic problem
Sludge management problems in the pulp and paper industry can be solved by hydrothermal carbonization.