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Stratos
Energy Systems
has been
established to transfer, promote and develop advanced energy and environmentally
sound technologies. Among the most important technologies Stratos is
involved with is the production of fuels, chemicals and clean energy from the
municipal solid wastes (MSW). In many large cities, the disposal of MSW is becoming increasingly difficult due to the shortage of landfill space. Large cities are major polluters generating an average of 1-2 kg/ person daily of MSW, of which only a small percentage is recycled and approximately 90% of MSW is landfilled. Tipping fees are charged by the cities to their taxpayers. Regardless of how high the tipping fee, the pollution of the environment as well as insufficient landfill space continue to plague the municipalities. Moreover, further development, is severely hampered due to high energy, fuel and chemical prices, as well as dependence on imported energy resources. Stratos and Bio Development International, Inc. propose the development of a scheme which alleviates this situation by employing the advanced Biofine technology that convert waste into fuel, chemicals and electricity in a cost effective and environmentally friendly manner. The process effectively produces substantial quantities of bio-fuels and other common light organic chemical compounds such as levulinic acid (which can be further processed to MTHF), formic acid, and furfural from the complex compounds cellulose and hemi-cellulose found in various waste streams such as MSW, agricultural and certain industrial wastes. This process is a significant breakthrough and has been recognized by a 1999 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award by the USA. |
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