HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Terrabon, Inc., announced today that it has been successful in the production of an economical cellulosic gasoline fuel blend stock by leveraging CRI/Criterion’s renewable fuel catalyst technologies.
The use of catalysts are necessary to efficiently convert inedible feedstocks like garbage, sorghum, corn stover or woodchips into renewable cellulosic gasoline, diesel and jet fuel using Terrabon’s patented acid fermentation technology, MixAlco®. These catalysts have enabled Terrabon to capture yield improvements from the MixAlco® acid fermentation process at its Bryan, Texas demonstration plant, known as Energy Independence I. In fact, Terrabon actually exceeded the target yield threshold of 70 gallons of green gasoline per dry ton of garbage that it received from the cafeteria dumpsters and paper shredders at Texas A&M University. Normally, this garbage would have been shipped to a landfill for disposal.
“Terrabon is proud to work with world-class companies such as CRI/Criterion who provide innovative solutions to foster the production of alternative energy resources such as green gasoline,” said Gary Luce, CEO, of Terrabon. “Through the use of CRI/Criterion’s renewable fuel catalyst technologies, and their global resource base, Terrabon will continue to achieve its milestones to help the United States find renewable pathways to supply its ever-growing energy demand of advanced drop in bio-fuels.”
About Terrabon, Inc.
Terrabon, Inc. is a bioenergy technology company formed in 1995 to commercialize three technologies developed by the Texas Engineering Experiment Station, a member of the Texas A&M University System. Terrabon plans to deploy these cutting-edge technologies through licensing and joint venture arrangements. Its MixAlco® technology converts biomass to green gasoline. AdVe™ is a water desalination process that utilizes advanced vapor-compression evaporation to desalinate salt water into potable water. SoluPro™ is a bio-products process that converts inexpensive protein-bearing waste material into animal feed and "green" commercial adhesives. These technologies are exclusively licensed to Terrabon by the Texas A&M University System through its Office of Technology Commercialization. Please visit Terrabon’s website at www.terrabon.com.
About CRI/Criterion, Inc.
CRI/Criterion Inc., an international company headquartered in Houston, TX, supplies advanced catalysts, services, and technology solutions to the global refining, petrochemical and renewable fuel communities.