Petrobras Affiliate Signs Co-Operation Agreement With Kior
Posted on: Friday, 14 March 2008, 09:00 CDT
Brazilian energy firm Petrobras, through its research center Cenpes, has signed a co-operation agreement with American technology outfit Kior to develop the biomass catalytic cracking process, a bio-oil production technology.
As part of the agreement, the company seeks to consolidate new production routes for second-generation biofuel-derived residues.
Petrobras noted that second-generation biofuels do not compete with food crops, since the raw material used is harvested waste that will otherwise be discarded. Additionally, this initiative also seeks for the long-term introduction of renewable fuels in the Brazilian energy matrix.
The Cenpes research center has been studying biomass processing to generate bio-oil from sugarcane straw residues since 2006. Bench tests have already been undertaken, and pilot plant studies are reportedly in progress. The first semi-industrial unit tests are scheduled for 2009.
Produced from raw materials such as sawdust, switch grass and, especially, sugarcane straw or bagasse, bio-oil is the product of the quick biomass pyrolysis process.
Source: Datamonitor
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