Valmet has agreed with Clariant on the delivery of a BioTrac biomass pretreatment system for their sunliquid ®cellulosic ethanol plant in Romania. The value of the order will not be disclosed. The start-up is planned for 2020, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
The new plant, with an annual production capacity of 50,000 tonnes of cellulosic ethanol, will be built in southwestern Romania.
The delivery includes a BioTrac biomass pretreatment system with a capacity of over 800 tonnes of dry biomass a day, as well as all main parts for biomass dosing, the reactor, the feeding system to the reactor, and steam separation. The pretreatment phase is an essential step in cellulosic ethanol production, and the goal is to make the cellulose accessible for further processing.
Clariant is a leading global specialty chemicals company based in Muttenz, near Basel, Switzerland.
Valmet is the leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries.
