Today in Digest discussion groups: “A 75 million gal/yr plant is being built in Geismar, LA (near Baton Rouge) to convert waste fats and greases into ultra clean diesel.”

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At LinkedIn: Ramin Abhari, Senior Process Engineer at Syntroleum Corporation: “We have two biofuel processs, both producing the same type of isoparaffinic diesel and jet fuel: (1) direct hydroconversion of fatty acid/glycerides, and (2) indirect liquefaction of cellulosic biomass via gasification and Fischer-Tropsch conversion. The first process is being commercialized through our Dynamic Fuels venture with Tyson Foods. A 75 million gal/yr plant is being built in Geismar, LA (near Baton Rouge) to convert waste fats and greases into ultra clean diesel. Startup is expected in first half of 2010.”

Reza Khankal, Graduate Student at The Pennsylvania State University: “I am a Ph.D. student at the Penn State’s Department of Chemical Engineering (with a concentration in bioprocess engineering, metabolic engineering, fermentation and molecular biology) and will be graduating in May 2009…Now I am looking for a job in Biofuel industry where I can use my experience and education at the same time.”

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