The Abengoa Bioenergy Biomass of Kansas (ABBK) commercial-scale, cellulosic ethanol facility is in the final stages of commissioning and is scheduled to be fully operational later this fall. The state-of-the-art plant will utilize Spain-based Abengoa Bioenergy’s own proprietary, enzymatic hydrolysis technology to produce 25 million gallons of ethanol and 21 megawatts of electricity from 300,000 tons of biomass per year.
VOGELBUSCH USA Inc. provided process design for the distillation and molecular sieve dehydration areas and also supplied critical equipment for the molecular sieve unit. In advance of the startup, VOGELBUSCH USA Inc. personnel are currently participating in commissioning activities for both areas and will be on-site to assist with the start-up.