BlueFire and B&P Process Equipment Complete Decrystalyzer Testing With Better than Expected Results
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC: BFRE.OB) this week completed a crucial step in the construction of its first cellulosic ethanol plant in the U.S. by completing vendor testing of the key pieces of equipment to convert a variety of biomass materials -- from wood chips to municipal waste -- into the simple sugars used in BlueFire Ethanol's production process.
The vendor testing of the decrystalyzer, hydrolyzer and filtration operations was completed at the headquarters and R&D center of B&P Process Equipment in Saginaw, Michigan and provided superior results than were achieved at the Izumi plant. This effort is part of an integrated investigation being done for the final engineering of BlueFire Ethanol's full scale waste-to-ethanol plants.
"These key components break down the cellulosic material and reduce it to simple sugars for ethanol production as well as provide lignin to supply the plant's energy needs on a continuous basis," stated John E. Cuzens, BlueFire's Chief Technology Officer and co-author of the various technology patents used by BlueFire. Mr. Cuzens further stated, "The testing campaign provides key equipment vendors with first-hand experience on BlueFire's process, process conditions and process fluids. It allowed for input from industry experts, yielding results that are better than expected based on the previous Izumi, Japan experience."
B&P Process is a world class company focused on engineering high-precision, high-reliability machines with cradle-to-grave customer support while adding a new dimension in responsiveness. Abbey Martin, Process Engineer for B&P Process Equipment stated, "We were pleased with the ability of our equipment to perform the decrystalyzation more effectively than the data from different equipment operated in the Japanese pilot plant would have predicted. We believe that we can now design a commercial unit that will perform better and cost less than a design based solely on the pilot data. Testing actual process conditions in our scalable test equipment almost always improves the design and cost of commercial units. Furthermore, this type of testing is applicable not just to their first plant but also to future plants using similar feedstock and the same process." B&P was also able to produce enough filtered hydrolysate to allow successive testing of additional process equipment such as the chromatographic separator.
"We are thrilled at the results of this testing and look forward to incorporating the decrystalyzer and hydrolyzer from B&P Process Equipment in our ethanol production facilities in California and elsewhere," said Arnold Klann, President and Chief Executive Officer of BlueFire Ethanol. "With this final piece of the puzzle in place, BlueFire Ethanol's planned California facilities are poised to serve as a catalyst for cellulosic fuel production throughout our nation."
BlueFire Ethanol is one of six ethanol companies awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for its planned ethanol production facility using cellulosic wastes diverted from landfills in Southern California. The facility will produce approximately 17 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year from green waste, wood waste and other cellulosic urban wastes.
In addition, BlueFire is currently in the process of obtaining all necessary permits to commence construction of a smaller facility near Lancaster, California. The Lancaster plant will produce 3.1 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year from the cellulosic fraction of post-sorted municipal solid waste. By locating biorefineries directly in the markets with the highest demand for ethanol, BlueFire Ethanol can utilize its technology to help cities manage landfill waste while increasing biofuels supplies.
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About BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc.:
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. is established to deploy the commercially ready, patented, and proven Concentrated Acid Hydrolysis Process for the profitable conversion of cellulosic ("Green Waste") waste materials to ethanol, a viable alternative to gasoline. BlueFire's use of the Process Technology positions it as the only cellulose-to-ethanol company worldwide with demonstrated production of ethanol from urban trash (post-sorted MSW), rice and wheat straws, wood waste and other agricultural residues. BlueFire's goal is to develop and operate high-value carbohydrate-based transportation fuel production facilities worldwide. These "biorefineries" will convert widely available, inexpensive, organic materials such as agricultural residues, high-content biomass crops, wood residues, and cellulose from MSW into ethanol. BlueFire intends to build a multinational company that leads the world in producing biobased transportation fuels. Its business will encompass development activities leading to the construction and long-term operation of production facilities while maintaining technological advantage and ownership of the process technology and all its improvements. Ethanol will be produced from biorefinery facilities opportunistically constructed on or near landfills, waste collection and waste separation sites. Each facility will deploy BlueFire's proprietary technology, which uses all cellulosic waste materials traditionally disposed of in landfills as feedstock.
http://www.BlueFireEthanol.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements about BlueFire Ethanol, Inc.'s expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and all other statements in this press release other than historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as the term is defined in the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. BlueFire's actual results could differ materially from expected results. BlueFire undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances. Should events occur which materially affect any comments made within this press release; BlueFire will appropriately inform the public.
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