Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 12, 2014
Virent’s production of paraxylene at its Madison, Wisconsin laboratory, has reached a capacity of 10 tons per year which will allow Virent to serve the needs of multiple collaborators for product validation and market demonstrations. The company has broadened its product offerings for renewable chemicals through this process.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 24, 2011
Virent’s BioForming platform can produce drop-in gasoline, diesel or jet fuels from plant sugars. Virent has taken another step in the gasoline certification process, successfully completing its first road fleet test organized and executed by Virent collaborator and investor Royal Dutch Shell. Source: Virent. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
MAY 1, 2013
The plant was constructed at the company’s facility in Madison, Wisconsin under a $1.5-million Its Madison facility also houses a 10,000 gallon per year system that is optimized to produce gasoline and aromatic chemicals. Design, engineering and construction were performed in-house by Virent employees.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 6, 2012
Its patented technology features catalytic chemistry to convert plant-based materials into a full range of products identical to those made from petroleum, including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and chemicals for plastics and fibers.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 17, 2014
GDCI engine was significantly better than advanced production spark injection gasoline engines, and comparable to very efficient hybrid vehicle engines at their best efficiency conditions (214 g/kWh). This early work established that gasoline-like fuels with high resistance to autoignition are preferred for PPCI. Background.
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