Renewable Fuel Technologies

Permafuels is actively pursuing three new biofuel technologies:

• We have teamed with NC State University on the development of a thermocatalytic biofuel process which converts biological fats and oils to drop-in replacements for hydrocarbon fuels, including jet fuel, diesel fuel, and gasoline.
• We currently hold an option for the license of technology for a glycerol burner, which results in virtually complete combustion of glycerol, eliminating toxic combustion products, such as acrolein.  Glycerol is a frequent byproduct of biofuel production processes involving fats and oils.
• We are also developing a new, non-catalytic biodiesel production process which will work well with low-quality fuelstocks, while producing high-quality fuel and glycerol product streams.

We are not afraid to explore new ideas in the pursuit of engineering excellence!

Engineering Services

We are pleased to offer consulting services on a short-term or long-term basis. Our areas of expertise include

• Biofuel technology
  • Biodiesel production processes
  • Renewable diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel
• Technology studies
  • Thermodynamic analysis of chemical and mechanical processes to assess or predict energy efficiency
  • Technology trade studies
  • Aspen Plus- and MS Excel-based analysis
• Plant design
  • Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID)
  • Standard Operating Procedures
  • Unit design or specification, fabrication, and installation