Diversified Energy uses Centia process to produce gasoline from biomass at Arizona facility; four years from commercial viability but science no longer an issue

In Arizona, Diversified Energy has licensed the Centia process for producing gasoline from biomass, and says it is less than 4 years from commercializing the technology. The Centia process, initially developed by researchers at North Carolina State, produces jet fuel as well as diesel and gasoline, and Diversified Fuels initially planned to pursue the aviation sector but recently turned to the larger gasoline market.

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