Arkenol and Pure Energy Reach Agreement to Develop New Alternative Fuel
Arkenol, a developer and
industry pioneer in the commercialization effort of cellulose to ethanol, has
teamed up with Pure Energy to research and develop cost-effective ways of making
bio-based chemicals for a new fuel developed by Pure Energy. The agreement
between the two companies includes laboratory development of the process and
construction of a pilot facility.
Neither company is disclosing specifics
of the fuel or its production , but the fuel will be used in E-85 vehicles. The
pilot facility will be built at the Arkenol Technology Center.
"We have
developed the fuel in association with Princeton University, using feedstocks
that come from bio-waste or agricultural waste," said Scott Dunlop, co-founder
of Pure Energy. "It is a liquid fuel that will be delivered through the current
infrastructure." Pending patent approval, Pure Energy will hold the exclusive
worldwide license from Princeton to market the fuel, he added.
While the
chemicals used in Pure Energy's formulation can be derived from more traditional
petrochemical processes, using Arkenol's acid hydrolysis technology will reduce
the cost of production, said Mark Carver, of Arkenol. "Since we start with a
very inexpensive sugar, we are able to produce many chemicals more
cost-effectively."
