Maverick to build mixed-alcohol fuels project using cellulosic biomass, MSW
In North Carolina, Maverick Biofuels a second-generation biofuels company, announced that it is planning to build a pilot scale biorefinery to produce mixed alcohol biofuels from biomass and municipal solid waste. With 85% of the energy of gasoline, Maverick’s mixed-alcohol biofuel is a superior replacement for ethanol in fuel blends and can eliminate the use of gasoline in flexible-fuel vehicles. The pilot scale biorefinery is the next step towards design and construction of a large-scale commercial facility.
Unlike first-generation ethanol-based biofuels that rely on edible feedstocks, Maverick uses clean-energy technology and a gasification-based process to convert biomass such as crop and timber waste or municipal solid waste into high-energy biofuels. Mixed-alcohol biofuel can be blended at higher percentages than pure ethanol, thereby further offsetting the use of gasoline as compared to pure ethanol. The higher energy content of Maverick’s mixed-alcohol translates to higher gas mileage when compared to ethanol or ethanol blends and contributes to reducing the dependency on petroleum.
Category: Fuels