Bio-Energy Technologies
The world's reliance on fossils fuels is becoming increasingly
problematic. Our economies are heavily dependent on fossil fuel reserves
that are rapidly depleting. Emissions from the use of fossil fuels are
known causes of public health problems and global warming as well as
other environmental damage.
In
response to the increasing cost of fossil fuels in monetary, human, and
environmental terms, KAM has developed technologies to produce clean
burning renewable energy sources including hydrogen, methane, diesel,
and ethanol from abundant natural source commodities.
These technologies are available under license to establish full scale
production facilities. KAM experts will assist with feasibility
studies, small scale testing of local source commodities, and start up
of full production.
For an overview of the source commodities and advantages of each type
of fuel, please click below:
Bio-Hydrogen Overview
Source Commodities:
- Cellulose-rich residue from Pulp and Paper processing (e.g. wood fiber, shavings, chips)
- Carbohydrate-rich effluents from dairy and food processing industries (e.g. cheese whey, sugar cane burgesses)
- Agricultural residues (e.g. corn cobs)
Advantages of Bio-Hydrogen and KAM's Microbial Production Process:
- A clean source of energy
- Water is the only product of hydrogen combustion
- No greenhouse gas emissions
- No public health problems
- High energy value (2.75 times that of hydrocarbons)
- Numerous markets including transportation, stationary industry, residential, commercial energy
- Hydrogen produced using KAM microbes is renewable energy
- Immense scientific knowledge of microbial hydrogen metabolism (production and utilization)
- Potential to use different carbon sources
- Bioprocess adaptable to any local biomass resource
- Relatively low energy input
- Adaptable fermentation infrastructure exists
- Net greenhouse gas emission is zero
- Inexpensive and abundant local source commodities can be used
- Bioprocess reduces environmental pollution
- Infrastructure for hydrogen storage and transport already available
- KAM has produced hydrogen using mixed microbial culture
- KAM has isolated 7 new anaerobic hydrogen producers from natural environments
- KAM has microorganisms that show superior hydrogen-production capability
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Bio-Ethanol Overview
Source Commodities:
Advantages of Bio-Ethanol and KAM's Microbial Production Process:
- A renewable fuel source that significantly reduces CO2 emissions
- Ethanol can be produced from waste biomass using KAM microbes
- Ready markets in consumer transportation
- All cars since 1979 are E10 compatible
- 3,000,000 E85 flex-fuel vehicles currently in use
- Aids economic development in rural areas that produce sugar cane as well as
near production facilities
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Bio-Diesel Overview
Source Commodities:
- Vegetable oils
- Animal tallow
- Crude palm oil
- Palm stearin
- Palm fatty acid distillate
- Recycled used oils
Advantages of Bio-Diesel and KAM's Microbial Production Process:
A clean, biodegradable fuel
Renewable from biological sources
Reduced air pollution, lower emissions
Zero net carbon dioxide emissions
Blends with petroleum diesel
Ready markets as engine modification to today's vehicles is unnecessary
Better lubricity than petroleum diesel
KAM Biotechnology has developed a production platform
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Bio-Methane (Bio-Gas) Overview
Source Commodities:
Advantages of Bio-Methane and KAM's Production by Anaerobic Digestion:
- Methane has
multiple uses including household and barn heating, water
heating, cooking, electrical generation, and the making of alcohol fuels
- KAM's bio-processed methane provides a total waste management system
- Controls pollution and odors
- Uses waste solids that would otherwise need to be disposed of
- Conserves nutrients
- Reduces greenhouse gases
- Distributed
energy from a renewable resource supports the rural economy while
reducing reliance on fossil fuels and reducing emission of greenhouse gases
- KAM's Methane Bio-Booster increases methane production by up to 50%
- KAM's bacterial culture increases production by up to 45%
- Use of both products can increase production by up to 65%
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Bio-Desulfurization
Overview
KAM has developed a commercial process to remove organic sulfur from
crude oil and its distillates. In a test project, KAM engineered an
organism that completely metabolizes DBT-sulfur to inorganic sulfur
during growth in a minimally aqueous environment (target 15% water in
crude oil) without degradation of the carbon backbone.
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