Viresco announced the construction of a pilot plant for the production of clean synthetic transportation fuels from ordinary biomass such as municipal sludge, agricultural waste, and wood. The plant will use technology developed by the University of California, Riverside Bournes College of Engineering Center for Environment Research and Technology (CE-CERT).

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News Articles

• Put waste to work, UCR, firm say
  RENEWABLE ENERGY: They hope to turn an array of biomass material into fuels by early 2008.
  Press Enterprise, 09/15/06

• From Sludge to Cheap and Clean Diesel
  San Bernardino Sun, 09/15/06

Background Information
All background information is provided in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format.

• About the CE-CERT Process

• Synthetic Diesel Fuel Production from Carbonacious Feed Stocks

• Steam Hydrogasification Process