Enerkem starts ethanol production at demonstration plant in Ontario

June 8, 2012 |

In Canada, Enerkem announced the initial production of cellulosic ethanol from waste materials at its demonstration facility in Westbury, Québec. The newly installed equipment for the conversion of Enerkem’s methanol into cellulosic ethanol is now used in combination with the larger methanol equipment already in operation at Westbury.

“The start of ethanol production at our Westbury facility is a significant milestone”, said Vincent Chornet, President and Chief Executive Officer of Enerkem. “Enerkem has already produced cellulosic ethanol at its smaller scale pilot laboratory facility in Sherbrooke. This new achievement in Westbury allows us to confirm the process design of our proprietary methanol-to-ethanol technology for its deployment at Enerkem’s full-scale commercial plants in Edmonton and other locations.”

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Category: Fuels

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