Conversion of Cellulose and
Hemicellulose to Hyrdroxyacetone and Acetic Acid
Newoil is proud to announce results from it’s new
pilot plant studies which converted 55% of the feed
material into hydroxyacetone and acetic acid. The
feed material was sugar beet waste which contains
primarily cellulose, hemicellulose and pectin. The
pilot plant is sized for 1 ton per day and uses the
Newoil continuous flow hydrothermal process. In this
process water is mixed with the feed material and
heated to 360 degrees C. Because the process
requires water it is ideal for wet feed streams.
In addition to cellulose, sugars and starches
including beet juice, corn and potatoes have also
been tested. These feeds produce a wider variety of
products. Hydroxyacetone and acetic acid are the
most abundant, but with these feeds, furfural,
methyl furfural, methyl-cyclopentanes and acetone
are also produced in significant quantities. Results
from our new pilot plant are consistent with those
from our first pilot plant, which had a 200 pounds
per day capacity. The new pilot plant is currently
being used to improve the conversion efficiency of
the process and an efficiency of 60% or higher is
expected.
Newoi is very excited to begin a search for
potential partners with access to waste cellulosic
streams or cellulosic feed streams, as well as
potential partners/investors that can help us push
the development of the commercial applications of
this technology. We encourage you to reach out to us
for further information!
Please
contact us at: contact@newoil.us
contact@newoil.com
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