Quebec-based Enerkem Inc. announced it has initiated start-up operations at its commercial-scale syngas-to-ethanol/methanol plant in Westbury, Quebec.
Enerkem’s thermo-chemical gasification and catalytic synthesis technology has been tested at a pilot-scale facility in Sherbrooke, Quebec, since 2003. Construction of the commercial-scale facility began in October 2007 and recently reached completion after approximately 14 months.
The 1.3 MMgy plant is collocated with a saw mill and will utilize waste materials, such as treated wood from used electricity poles, as feedstocks. The company said its technology produces 360 liters (95 gallons) of ethanol per ton of waste.
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