(195a) Producing Alternative Feedstocks through Shell Fiber Conversion Technology

Shell Fiber Conversion Technology is a bolt-on technology that converts lignocellulosic biomass, such as wet distillers grains (WDG) from corn ethanol plants, into enhanced-protein animal feeds, distillers corn oil (DCO) and cellulosic ethanol. Distillers corn oil and ethanol will be important alternative feedstocks helping the energy transition. The process uses a reusable acid, and the low-temperature operation is intrinsically non-fouling. The technology has been designed to achieve benchmark levels of operability, reliability, and energy efficiency.