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First industrial WoodRoll® inaugurated in Sweden

WoodRoll® is one of three thermochemical conversion routes that is investigated within the LignoSys project. The technology is based on drying, pyrolysis and indirect gasification of biomass and waste.

The WoodRoll® system is developed and marketed by Cortus Energy AB.

The first industrial scale facility was inaugurated on the 19th of June at the premises of Höganäs AB, the world leading manufacturer of metal powders.

Inauguration
The ribbon-cutting cermony was performed by (from left) Peter Wallenberg Jr, Wallenberg Foundation, Fredrik Emilsson, CEO Höganäs AB, Maria Wetterstrand, board member Cortus Energy AB and Rolf Ljunggren, CEO Cortus Energy AB.
Photo: Jörgen Held

Project meeting at Lund University

The integration of an amine scrubber for CO2 removal with the WoodRoll® system was discussed in a meeting on the 14th of October at Lund University.

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From left: Johanna Olofsson, Lund University, Max Strandberg, Puregas Solutions AB and Marko Amovic, Cortus Energy AB.
Photo: Jörgen Held

The WoodRoll® process produces a clean syngas that after methanation consists of roughly 50% methane and 50% carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide has to be removed in order to achieve biomethane of vehicle fuel quality. Nice features of the thermochemical conversion path are the absence of hydogen sulfide since sulphur is removed upstream of the methanation reactor, and that the methanation process provides sufficient heat for regeneration of the scrubber liquid.