23 September 2014
VIEW CLARIANT'S CELLULOSIC ETHANOL BROCHURE
DETAILS
sunliquid® 20 is an E20 fuel with 20% cellulosic ethanol.
Wheat straw or other non-edible agricultural residues
are converted into cellulosic ethanol
using Clariant’s sunliquid® process.
VIEW CLARIANT'S E20 ETHANOL BROCHURE
The production of cellulosic ethanol is
virtually CO2-neutral,
saving almost 100 % of CO2 emissions
compared to gasoline.
Haltermann then mixes
the cellulosic ethanol with conventional fuel components
to form the new fuel sunliquid® 20.
The 20% cellulosic ethanol gives the fuel
a high octane number (RON) of over 100,
guaranteeing optimal efficiency.
sunliquid® 20 fuel (contains 20% ethanol coming from straw)
In January 2014, Clariant, Haltermann, and Mercedes-Benz
began the fleet test with Mercedes-Benz series vehicles.
The test fleet vehicles can be refilled with the new fuel
at a specially equipped gas station
on the Mercedes-Benz site in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim
for one year.
The cellulosic ethanol comes from
Clariant’s sunliquid® demonstration plant
in Straubing, where approximately
4,500 tons of agricultural residues such as
wheat straw or corn stover
are converted into cellulosic ethanol each year.
At the Haltermann plant in Hamburg,
the bioethanol is mixed with selected components
to create the innovative fuel,
the specifications of which reflect
potential European E20 fuel quality.
Clariant, Haltermann and Mercedes-Benz
have tested a fuel of the future in a fleet test since January:
Initial results prove the high quality and
excellent properties of
sunliquid® 20 fuel
(contains 20% ethanol coming from straw).
With its first-class combustion properties,
sunliquid® 20 improves engine efficiency so that
its 4% lesser energy content, as compared to E10,
is more than compensated.
For drivers, this means:
with sunliquid® 20,
the sustainability of the fuel (reduced CO2 emissions)
is increased significantly
whilst consumption remains the same.
Professor Andre Koltermann,
Head of Group Biotechnology at Clariant
“ Cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues
can play a key role in creating more sustainable mobility
in Germany, Europe and worldwide.
Here we have the latest generation of truly advanced biofuel,
the high performance of which was confirmed
in the fleet test on series vehicles,
* “Second generation biofuels
coming from agricultural residues
are now technologically ready and available
for production and application.
A change in energies used for transport
must also be successful now; for this to happen,
we urgently need stable framework conditions
such as the mandatory blending rate
for advanced biofuels being discussed at EU level.”
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