Bio-Glycol Technology Development

Project Description

This project incorporated the technology development, scale-up, and design of laboratory, bench, pilot and commercial-scale equipment. The process includes conditioning of residues and separation of contaminants to produce clean feedstock sugar streams, catalytic hydrotreating of sugars to produce bio-glycols and polyols, and separation of pure products via crystallization and distillation. Scale-up included reactors, separation technologies, agitation and recycling loops in temperature and pressure-controlled environments. The project also had requirements for access control and IP security. Several government funding agencies were involved including SDTC, BC Innovative Clean Energy Fund, SRED and IRAP.