Green Diesel Feasibility Study Commissioned

5E has been commissioned to perform another feasibility study! This study will focus on building a US green diesel facility to convert biomaterial green waste to fuel. The client will be acquiring/collecting large amounts of used materials that previously would be sent to landfills, and they desire to find a more environmentally responsible way to dispose of them.

“We find it extremely important to divert carbon-based materials away from landfills for both environmental and economic reasons,” states Johnny Kraczek, 5E President. “In converting these materials to green diesel, we’ll be both cleaning up the planet as well as contributing to the nation’s energy diversity and independence.”

The process that these types of facilities use can be broken down into three steps: 1) Break down carbon-based material by shredding and gasification to produce syngas. 2) Purify the syngas through scrubbing and extraction techniques to prevent the release of toxic chemicals (such as SOx, NOx, carcinogens) into the atmosphere. 3) Catalyze the syngas to form hydrocarbon chains that comprise diesel fuel.

Dr. Jessica M. Higgs, 5E Principal Chemist, explains, “Essentially, we’re rearranging the atoms to build the molecules we want. The methods and technology for all these steps have been known for a long time, and we’re ready to make their combination an economical reality.”

The 5E team will be preparing the feasibility documents and calculations, and they are excited to continue the front-end engineering.