Chemopolis launches pilot scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Finland

In Finland, Chempolis announced that it has launched a pilot-scale biorefinery for processing cellulosic ethanol from agriculture and paper industry waste, in Oulu in northern Finland.

The company has invested $24.4 million in its 68 tons per day facility, which also functions as a development and marketing centre for testing customer-sourced raw materials, and for producing sample batches of bioethanol, biochemicals, and papermaking fibers.

The two key members of Chempolis’ technology family are “formicobio,” for producing bioethanol and “formicofib,” for producing papermaking fibre. Depending on the needs of its customers, Chempolis can license these and other processes, and supply key equipment, as well as plant engineering, procurement, and commissioning services.

source: biofuelsdigest