REACHing for the stars: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Mercurius Biorefining

Mercurius Biorefining is developing its novel REACH process, which converts cellulosic biomass to hydrocarbons in the renewable diesel, aviation, and marine fuel ranges. Valuable by-products include bio-char and a bio-plastic monomer, FDCA. REACH (Renewable Acid-hydrolysis Condensation Hydrotreating) is a novel application of proven technologies which is both feedstock- and product-flexible. Sources of potential feedstock include waste from municipalities (e.g. biogenic portion of MSW), forestry and agriculture.

Knud Balslev, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Mercurius, gave this illuminating overview of their REACH technology, cost structure, the results of their completed R&D, pilot project and partners, and more, at ABLC Global 2018 in San Francisco