THE TECHNOLOGY

The catalyst is the breakthrough.

A patented catalytic pyrolysis platform that upgrades low-value waste into clean, high-value liquid fuels, more efficiently and more cheaply than the industry standard.

BioEnergy Fuels catalytic pyrolysis pilot reactor
The patented bauxite-residue (red mud) catalyst

Catalytic fast pyrolysis

Extreme heat concentrates the energy of feedstocks into usable bio-crude oils. Our patented process boosts efficiency with an innovative bauxite-residue catalyst, and no byproduct is wasted: gases reheat the reactor and solids like biochar are captured for other industries.

The catalyst

Derived from 98% waste material, it is sustainable and tunable to the feedstock. It rejects oxygen as CO2 instead of CO, consuming less carbon, and resists metal poisoning. Once saturated it is regenerated and reused, a closed loop with no waste products.

Bio-oil upgrading

Fast pyrolysis gives the highest yield of liquid fuel and retains most of the feedstock's energy. Oxygen is removed during catalytic fast pyrolysis so the bio-oil reaches properties similar to diesel and gasoline.

Pyrolysis Mobile Unit (PMU)

Our reactor is designed to process any liquid feedstock on site, producing a variety of liquid fuels and minimizing the impact of petroleum-derived waste streams on the environment.

The formulated red-mud catalyst, up close
The formulated red-mud catalyst, up close

98% waste-derived. Regenerated and reused.

Lignocellulosic biomass feedstock
Lignocellulosic biomass feedstock

Wood shavings and sawdust, bound for jet fuel.

One catalytic run, before and after
One catalytic run, before and after

Vegetable oil deoxygenated at 400°C in 30 minutes.

THE PROCESS
01
Feedstock in

Used oil, crude, tires, agricultural and lignocellulosic biomass, and wastewater.

02
Catalytic reactor

The PMU processes feedstock on site; the catalyst upgrades it while gases reheat the reactor.

03
High-value fuel out

Marine and low-sulfur diesel, jet fuel / SAF, bio-oils, and cleaner effluent.

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