Two companies isolate pyrolysis oil fractions, hydrogen from algae, in path towards scalable biofuels

Biofuels Digest
July 09, 2010 Jim Lane

Two of the most promising feedstocks used to produce aviation, transportation and industrial biofuels – algal and pyrolysis oils (bio-oil), have taken some key steps forward. One of the Digest’s “Hot 50″ companies, OriginOil (#42) has announced a hydrogen harvesting system, while an early-stage company based in Iowa, Avello Bioenergy, has developed a technology for fast pyrolysis oils that “improves, collects and separates bio-oil into various liquid fractions,” making it far easier to refine.

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