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Renewable Diesel

Proton Power’s diesel system uses our proprietary CHyP® pyrolysis units to make fuel directly from renewable feedstocks.

WE MAKE REAL DIESEL,
NOT BIODIESEL

Because of the high temperatures achieved by our CHyP® units, feedstocks are converted directly into a syngas that contains diesel molecules. We don’t use a Fischer-Tropsch process, fast pyrolysis bio-oil and upgrade, or hydrothermal treating processes – and no catalysts are required.

The resulting diesel fuel is the first cellulosic diesel fuel to be registered with the U.S. EPA as an R100 blend, and serves as a drop-in replacement for regular petroleum diesel.

[DIESEL SYSTEM DIAGRAM]

REAL DIESEL, REAL BENEFITS

 

  • Multiple products, multiple revenue streams
    • Excellent diesel production yield: 100 gallons per dry metric tonne of biomass
      • EPA registered drop-in R100 renewable diesel
        • This isn’t biodiesel, which must be blended
        • Registered per U.S. EPA 40 CFR Part 79 Fuel Registration
        •  First cellulosic renewable diesel fuel to be registered as R100
      • Registered under section 4010 of U.S. IRS Code
      • Eligible for D7 RINs in U.S.
      • Meets ASTM D975 standards for No. 2-0D S15 diesel fuel (with the exception of conductivity)
      • 100% biogenic (derived from biomass feedstock)
      • Registered under the EU REACH Program
    • Renewable Pro-C® Biochar
      • Pro-C® Biochar can be upgraded to PPI Graphenes
    • ProCess® Water
      • Can be used as a plasticizing agent in concrete
        • Improves flow and overall strength, while reducing permeability
        • Reduces amount of water required
      • Other agricultural applications include: growth enhancement, pest repellent, fungicide, increased disease resistance
    • Tail Gas
      • Mix of primarily light hydrocarbons: H2, CO, CO2, CH4
      • Energy content of 8.8 megajoules per cubic meter
      • Applications include: heat source for feed stock drying, electricity generation, other industrial heat loads
  • Small footprint
    • Able to locate next to feed stock source, avoiding expensive shipping for feed stocks
    • Smallest system makes between 1.46 million gallons of renewable diesel per year
    • Only 10,000 square feet (or 929 m2) needed for one module of PPI equipment
  • Modular design makes for easy, reliable scale-up of capacity
  • Sustainable
    • PPI’s renewable diesel system is carbon negative compared to regular petroleum diesel
    • 100% biogenic and made completely from renewable feed stocks
    •  No catalysts necessary
  • Proven performance
    • Over 12,000 hours of PPI operation
    • Passed due diligence requirements of EPCs, investor consultants, and performance insurance companies

100

Gallons of Diesel Per Dry Metric Tonne of Feedstock

150

Kilograms of Pro-C®
Biochar Per Dry Metric Tonne of Feedstock

47

Gallons of ProCess® Water Per Dry Metric Tonne of Feedstock

349

Cubic Meters of Tail Gas Per Dry Metric Tonne
of Feedstock

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MODULE BUILDING
REQUIREMENTS

The recommended footprint for a single production module is 10,000 square feet (929 m2).

The height from floor to the top of the feed inlet is 30’-9”; however, a minimum roof height of forty feet is required (at-center, if the roof is gabled along the lateral axis) in order to accommodate the feedstock conveyor system.

Additional modules can be arranged side-by-side for footprint savings.

For design documentation, click here.

ROCKWOOD

OPERATING HISTORY

  • One Module in Operation from June 2014
     (data through September 2019)
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