Sustainable Power Corp (fka SSTP)

[rgh]

Is this it for pyrolysis?

Does anyone have tangible information on the strides in biochar-formation in 2014? I know some of you are involved in the energy industry, at least for company valuation, stock-sharing, and just general interest. What technology exists now in the industry for the biofuel revolution to be possible? Surely there are new technological concepts today compared to the Rivera process, which is nearly a decade old. My guess on the catalytic process is this:

(1) Potency. Natural, degadable material can be broken down into small amounts of energy, but that produced oil isn't potent enough by itself, holds an insustainable reactant:product ratio, and yields sufficient amounts to compete with petroleum.

(2) Volume. A catalyst for spurring this biochar does not produce greater output - it simply speeds up the reaction.

(3) Trademark. The pyrolysis of feedstock from a catalyst isn't patentable by a single entity in the United States. Maybe there's international potential with another government?

Read up on free-fatty acid (FFA) conversion to create biofuel using a methanol catalyst. Promising, but production of canola oil biofuel using a chemical reagent is minimal.

http://www.biochar-international.org/node/1922

Chemistry buffs here are preferred here. What is the reason that a catalyst hasn't been formed yet for effective conversion?