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Title: CO-PRODUCT ENHANCEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE MASADA OXYNOL PROCESS PROCESS

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1026412· OSTI ID:1026412

The focus of this project was an overall process improvement through the enhancement of the co-product streams. The enhancement of the process operations and co-products will increase both ethanol production and the value of other process outputs and reduces the amount of waste byproducts. This leads to a more economical and environmentally sound alternative to landfill disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW). These enhancements can greatly increase the commercial potential for the production of ethanol from MSW by the Masada CES OxyNol process. Both technological and economical issues were considered for steps throughout the conversion process. The research efforts of this project are varied but synergistic. The project investigated many of the operations involved in the Masada process with the overall goal of process improvements. The general goal of the testing was to improve co-product quality, improve conversions efficiencies, minimize process losses, increase energy efficiency, and mitigate process and commercialization risks. The project was divided into 16 subtasks as described in general terms below. All these tasks are interrelated but not necessarily interdependent.

Research Organization:
Masada Resource Group LLC
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE EE Office of Biomass (EE-2E)
DOE Contract Number:
FC36-01GO11077
OSTI ID:
1026412
Report Number(s):
DOE 01GO11077 Final_Public; TRN: US201123%%310
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English