Biorefining

Front end technology

We provide pilot trials and evaluation of pretreatment processes. Our pilot equipment is industrially relevant and includes state-of-the-art Valmet DNA automation. The equipment is flexible and can be configured to meet your needs. You can carry out analyses and experiments to develop pretreatment technology for e.g. biobased chemicals and the biofuels of the future.

Pretreatment of biomass

Our Valmet Preatreatment BioTrac system offers pilot scale testing for pretreatment of biomass. It can treat basically all lignocellulosic biomasses on the way to released sugars. The released sugars can be further refined into second generation bioethanol or into various biobased chemicals.

Steam treated pellets

Steam explosion, a short thermal treatment followed by rapid depressurization, can be used for upgrading many types of biomass into a drop-in fuel for heat and power generation. The process has several advantages. It produces water-resistant, non-dusty pellets with high energy density.

We can test-run your biomass and optimize the steam explosion process with respect to desired pellet quality and raw material. Valmet has the knowledge and equipment that can help you integrate black pellets with other industrial processes, for instance at a kraft pulp mill. 

Enzymatic hydrolysis

We offer enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated biomaterial and can help you with studies in our laboratories. At bench scale there are opportunities to optimize and evaluate the pretreatment process performed in our pilot plant.