Abstract: A process for producing transportation fuels, such as gasoline and diesel fuel, from syngas with a low H2/CO ratio. The syngas is first converted to dimethyl ether which is then converted to gasoline by way of a dimethyl ether to gasoline process and to diesel fuel by way of a Fischer-Tropsch process.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 26, 2012
Publication date:
November 1, 2012
Applicant:
SYNGAS TECHNOLOGY INC.
Inventors:
Duane A. Goetsch, Kym B. Arcuri, Steven J. Schmit, Jacqueline R. Hitchingham, Lloyd R. White
Abstract: A pretreatment process of a biomass feedstock for gasification for the production of syngas. The biomass feed, which is preferably a cellulosic feed, is subjected to a two stage torrefaction that comminutes the biomass and increases its energy density.