8 June 2018
ABOUT THE LANZATECH PROCESS
DETAILS
Carbon recycling company, LanzaTech,
and its joint venture partner, Shougang Group,
a leading Chinese iron and steel producer,
have announced the successful start-up
of the world’s first commercial facility
converting industrial emissions to sustainable ethanol.
The facility, located at the Jingtang Steel Mill in Caofeidian
in Hebei Province, began operations on May 3.
LanzaTech uses anaerobic bacteria
(originally found in rabbit droppings)
to ferment waste emissions from industry to make fuel ethanol.
This ethanol’s performance in fuel blending applications
is indistinguishable from sugar-derived ethanol
as it meets all specifications of ASTM International D4806,
the active standard for qualifying ethanol
used in blending with gasoline for automotive engines.
In addition, the ethanol meets
the National Standard of
the People’s Republic of China GB 18350
for Denatured fuel ethanol.
With a capacity of 46,000 tons (16 million gallons)
of ethanol per year,
this facility will reduce carbon dioxide, particulates
and other pollutants in line with China’s climate and energy goals.
Ethanol can be used as a low carbon fuel
and can be converted downstream
to jet fuel, diesel and household products.
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