Anellotech’s MinFree pretreatment technology reduces mineral content of loblolly pine biomass
Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF. Anellotech has just announced that its MinFree™ technology has been demonstrated at a 20 tons/day scale. This proprietary biomass pretreatment process can significantly reduce mineral (ash) content of wood and other biomasses. Press release: “ Anellotech’s New Biomass Pre-Treatment Technology to Remove Minerals Successfully Demonstrated at 20 Metric Tons/Day Scale ”, 4/7/2019. Related post: “ Anellotech is planning the construction of its first commercial plant for the production of bio-aromatics ”, 17/5/2019. Figure 1. Anellotech’s MinFree pretreatment technology reduces mineral content of loblolly pine biomass Sustained trials using MinFree-treated loblolly pine at Anellotech’s TCat-8® pilot plant confirm the effectiveness of the process in dramatically extending catalyst life, making Anellotech’s Bio-TCat conversion technology increasingly efficient and competitive compared to fossil-sourced aromatics production. MinFree™ is exp...