One man’s waste is another’s treasure – forestry and agriculture waste biomass accumulate with limited market or disposal possibilities. What if these wastes were converted to renewable bio-oil and biochar using process-developed synthesis gas for heat? What if the byproduct heat was used to generate electricity? Biochar and bio-oil are marketed as renewable alternatives to fossil fuel, and biochar can also be sold as an additive to the soil to improve fertilizer and water efficiency while capturing carbon from the atmosphere.

The reduction of emissions from diesel engines continues to be challenging for engine manufacturers. Today, it results in engines that under perform, have excessive fuel penalties and/or require frequent maintenance. This company solves these issues by optimizing the engine through the use of a miniaturized onboard syngas generator. The syngas generator creates hydrogen for use in engine aftertreatment treatment systems to facilitate active regeneration of diesel particulate filters, increase nitrogen oxide reduction capabilities and thermally manage selective catalyst reduction systems.