Very good find! AB AGRATECH is OWNED by Discovery Minerals!!! Did I miss that PR, or doesn't Russell think that is important enough to let everyone know??!!! DUH
It has not been easy; the unpaved Canadian roadside is littered with regrettable failures. Fiber processing remains underdeveloped, but that could be changing. Three fiber start up in western Canada, Alberta, are worthy of attention.
One new plant has a goal of producing lignocellulosic ethanol from industrial hemp fiber. A lot of hands are involved in this pilot plant. AB Agratech, owned by a California named Discovery Minerals, has formed a joint venture agreement with Edmonton’s Syngar Technologies. Syngar has developed a novel fermentation system called PLUS Wave.
The PLUS Wave Technology involves the use of ultrasound waves in specific patterns to increase the amount of sugars derived from cellulose and thereby boost ethanol yields. Syngar has further partnered with South Africa’s ANW who have a developed a new fiber preprocessing system called Oxy-Hydro Fragmentation, which reportedly breaks down cellulose into a slurry, which helps break down the lignin, making it easier to ferment into a fuel.
These modern technologies would boost output and lower the logistical costs of working with large volumes of fiber — fiber logistics is something that is not always appreciated.
AB Agratech chose hemp because of numerous attractive cultivation features as well as because it is a renewable biomass champion. The company would also produce sugar and alcohol based co-products.
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