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Transforming waste into wealth for a greener tomorrow

The E3i BioRefinery® converts municipal solid waste, landfill waste and plastics into renewable fuel and saleable co-products. It reduces the need for landfill and replaces mass-burn incineration.

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Historically proven
Pyrolysis has been used since the late 1800s. In 1945, an estimated 9 million automobiles ran on syngas.
Cost savings
Lower landfill operating, monitoring and transport costs, and lower tipping fees.
Environmentally sound
A closed-loop system with near-zero emissions, unlike incineration.
Employment
Long-term jobs and training for the local community.

Advanced material recovery facility

Front end

  1. Sorting

    Advanced and AI-assisted technologies sort incoming waste to a high degree of compliance.

  2. Recovery

    All viable recyclables are removed and sold to a local recycler for upgrade and reuse.

  3. Quality control

    Keeps MSW fluff within E3i feedstock specifications.

  4. Solid fuel conditioning

    Handles, blends, conditions and dries the MSW fluff.

  5. Pelletizing

    Fluff becomes pellets rated at 11,000 btu/lb, verified by a high-speed gamma-spectrum analyzer.

Pyrolysis and fuel upgrade

Back end

  1. Pyrolysis

    Pellets are thermally decomposed without combustion, producing agricultural or industrial-grade biochar.

  2. Fuel upgrade system

    Gas is condensed and distilled into low-sulphur #2 renewable diesel, certified to ASTM D-975 and EN-590.

  3. Wood vinegar

    Recovered for resale to local growers and farms.

  4. Water

    Remaining water is filtered to potable or agricultural certified standards for local use.

Watch the line run

The full process, from waste to fuel, in one film.

RPLN waste gasification, overall floor plan, north site. Preliminary, not for construction.
RPLN waste gasification, overall floor plan, north site. Preliminary, not for construction.

A design that is already drawn

The base plant design is complete. This preliminary overall floor plan for the RPLN project shows the tipping floor, MSW processing buildings and system residue building on one site.

Built for the fuels that come next

The same platform can also produce electricity. Future configurations target renewable and sustainable aviation fuel, and hydrogen gas.

Landfill problem

Bring us your waste stream.

Tell us the tonnage, the site and the constraints. We will tell you what a BioRefinery could produce there.

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