Torrefaction: A Global Business Opportunity

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Torrefaction A Global Business Opportunity

• By
• Joseph J. James, President
• Agri-Tech Producers, LLC (ATP)

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The Problem

• Untreated biomass may be 50 water, its bulky,
  of low value, fibrous, perishable and its not
  the most efficient or useable fuel or
  bio-feedstock.

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The Solution Torrefaction

• Untreated Biomass
• Bulky
• Moist
• Fibrous
• Perishable
• Waste
• Expensive to transport

• Torrefied Biomass
• Dense, If Pelletized, Etc.
• Dry Water Resistant
• Easily Crushed
• Does Not Rot
• Valuable Fuel
• Energy Dense

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Torrefaction Underlying Technology

• Heating wood, in a low-oxygen environment,
  evaporates the water, volatile organic compounds
  (VOCs), and hemicellulose (HC).
• The VOCs and HC are combusted to generate 80 of
  the torrefaction process heat.
• The remaining and warm lignin acts as a binder
  when the torrefied wood is compressed.
• Torrefied wood can easily replace coal in
  combustion or be a feedstock for further
  pyrolysis or gasification for combined heat and
  power or Fischer-Tropsch liquids.
• Agri-Tech has an exclusive license to the
  torrefaction technology developed by North
  Carolina State University.

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Summary

• Torrefaction
• Drives off most of the water and reduces the bulk
• Makes a better co-fire feedstock to burn with
  coal
• Makes superior briquettes and pellets
• Makes a better cellulosic ethanol feedstock
• Produces a more valuable biomass shipment
• Reduces transportation costs of biomass, per BTU
• Contact Joseph J. James, ATPs President, for
  more details at [phone] or
  josephjjames_at_bellsouth.net