Accelergy is developing the industry's leading next-generation Coal-Biomass-to-Liquids (CBTL) technology, with high overall thermal efficiency, reduced greenhouse gas footprint and lower unit costs than current refining methods. Our proprietary process can convert coal and biomass to a tunable range of fuels from gasoline to diesel to high quality synthetic jet fuel.

About Coal-Biomass-to-Liquids:

CBTL technology shares many process steps with crude oil refining. Both start with a basic raw material (crude oil/coal/biomass), with the first step transforming raw materials into feedstock for further processing. Oil refining utilizes an aggressive high pressure and catalytic processes called hydrocracking or coking to achieve the first step, whereas CBTL utilizes a gasification process. The second stage involves converting the feedstock into fuels. While oil refining employs a fluid catalytic cracking process for that purpose, CBTL utilizes an indirect or direct liquefaction process. Both require thermal and catalytic reactions to achieved desired results.