| SYNTEC BIOFUEL ACHIEVES YIELD OF 105 GALLONS
OF ALCOHOL PER TON OF BIOMASS.
Vancouver, Canada - 14th February, 2008 -
Syntec Biofuel Inc (OTC.B.B. 'SYBF'), a company developing
biomass to fuel conversion technologies, is pleased to announce
that it has achieved a yield of 105 gallons of alcohol (ethanol,
methanol, n-butanol and n-propanol) per ton of biomass. This
marks a major milestone for Syntec as this yield is equivalent
to revenues in excess of $27 million per year for a 300 ton per
day biomass processing facility.
'We are consistently seeing monthly improvements in our Biomass
to Alcohols (B2A) Process.' says Michael Jackson, President of
Syntec Biofuel Inc. 'This level of achievement makes the B2A
process profitable in relatively small scale facilities using a
wide variety of waste biomass feedstocks in any combination.'
The Syntec B2A technology, initially developed at the University
of British Columbia, is focused on second-generation cellulosic
ethanol production. The Syntec process parallels the
low-pressure catalytic synthesis process used by methanol
producers. Syntec's innovative technology uses any renewable
waste biomass such as hard or soft wood, sawdust or bark,
organic waste, agricultural waste (including sugar cane bagasse
and corn stover), and switch-grass to produce syngas. This
syngas, comprised of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, is then
scrubbed and passed through a fixed bed reactor containing the
Syntec catalysts to produce ethanol, methanol and higher order
alcohols. The Syntec technology can also produce alcohols from
biogas (sourced from anaerobic digestion of manure and
effluent), landfill gas or stranded methane.
Recent media coverage on ethanol produced from food crops, such
as corn, and the use of agricultural cropland for biofuel
production, has prompted an international questioning of the
ethics and 'hidden costs' behind the production of such
alternative fuels. 'Syntec's technology only uses sustainable
waste biomass to produce its biofuel.' explains Mr. Jackson. 'We
believe strongly that fueling the worlds energy needs can be
achieved without further impact to our environment, and that we
possess the best and most ethical solution to bio-ethanol
production"
For information on Syntec Biofuel Inc., a Washington State
Company, please contact info@syntecbiofuel.com or call
604-688-3836.
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