Sylvatex Inc. and Trucent recently announced successful scale up and blending of MicroX renewable blendstock from an optimized distillers corn oil (DCO) to free fatty acid (FFA) hydrolysis process. The scale up followed completion of development, construction and operation of a pilot system that was undertaken as part of the
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Thursday its selection of seven research projects to receive funding for the development and acceleration of the adoption of performance-advantaged biofuel blendstocks. The projects, totaling $1.94 million in research expenses, will expand research on fuels derived from renewable feedstocks, which could deliver efficient energy without high
Sylvatex was recently named by Biofuels Digest as one of the “50 Next Companies to Disrupt the World”. These companies were officially recognized at the NEXT party on October 31st, 2019, as part of ABLC NEXT, the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference on Next-Gen Technology in San Francisco. Read the […]
Sylvatex and Trucent (formerly Valicor), who recently entered a Joint Venture Agreement together, have announced that the successful scale up and blending of Sylvatex’s MicroX renewable blendstock from an optimized distillers corn oil (DCO) to free fatty acid (FFA) hydrolysis process. This scale up follows the success of the development, […]
ASTM International has approved a new standard for renewable bio-based blendstock fuels, like Sylvatex’s MicroX technology, that can be used as diesel fuel alternatives. “This new standard is needed because there is no relevant existing standard for this type of chemistry,” says Kristen Aramthanapon, technical advisor at Sylvatex, Inc. She […]
Sylvatex CEO Virginia Klausmeier was interviewed by Bio-Based World News ahead of her talk at their upcoming “World Bio Markets” conference in Amsterdam in March. In anticipation of her speaking engagement at this conference, they discuss changes to the industry, differences in the approach to building a bio-industry in both […]
Sylvatex has entered a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Valicor, a leader in advanced separations and recovery technology. The JDA will see the development, construction and commercialization of Sylvatex’s MicroX technology, which converts distillers corn oil (DCO) and other plant-based oil feedstocks into Sylvatex’s proprietary MicroX renewable blendstock. “Sylvatex and […]
Sylvatex has been named as a VERGE Accelerate competition finalist. VERGE is a global conference and expo series focusing on the technologies and systems that accelerate sustainability solutions across sectors in a climate-constrained world. Sylvatex CEO Virginia Klausmeier will also bespeaking at the VERGE conference in Santa Clara, CA on […]
Sylvatex Chief Technology Officer Kristen Aramthanapon and researcher Mark Webb have been published in the American Chemical Society, alongside scientists at the USDA, for their research on the Sylvatex biofuel platform. The study, titled “Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Studies on an Idealized Diesel Biofuel Platform”, measured the size, shape, and stability […]
Sylvatex Chief Technology Officer Kristen Aramthanapon and researcher Mark Webb have been published in the American Chemical Society, alongside scientists at the USDA, for their research on the Sylvatex biofuel platform. The study, titled “Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Studies on an Idealized Diesel Biofuel Platform”, measured the size, shape, and stability […]
