Syntec Biofuel Inc. (SYBF.OB) is working in
collaboration with Vancouver-based Syntec Biofuel Research Inc. to develop unique and innovative
catalysts to convert biomass into ethanol.
The Syntec Process is different from the predominant form
of ethanol production in the world, which is the
fermentation of food chain feed stocks such as corn in the
United States and sugar cane in Brazil. The advantages of
using biomass waste material, rather than agricultural
feedstock, as a source of ethanol are multifold. Research
has suggested that the continued use of food chain feedstock
will increase the cost of already valuable commodities,
monopolize farmland and contribute to global food shortages.
In contrast, Syntec’s technology will provide an
environmentally responsible method of disposing of waste
while simultaneously creating a lucrative renewable energy
source.
The research team at Syntec Biofuel intend to prove that the time has come for the
next generation of ethanol and bioalcohols, produced not via
fermentation of food or with costly enzymes but by a
thermochemical process that can use virtually any
carbonaceous material found anywhere on the planet.
RENEWABLE
SUSTAINABLE
SECURABLE
From dedicated energy crops to wood waste and everything
in between, the Syntec Process holds the potential to
produce the next generation of ethanol in vast quantities
from a sustainable domestic supply of biomass.
FUEL FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
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Diversifying
our transportation fuel supply must be a key part of any comprehensive
effort to improve U.S. energy security. Without an expanded supply
of alternatives, conventional petroleum will continue to power nearly
all of our motor transport. Such reliance on a single
non-substitutable input creates profound economic dangers... Despite the
potential for growth in the production and use of corn-based ethanol and
biodiesel, the U.S. must be realistic that these solutions have
limitations and do not constitute a panacea for our energy problems.
