…ployed to release gas trapped in sedimentary shale rock, has made natu- ral gas cheap and plentiful. That’s not bad for Primus, whose technology can make gasoline from natural gas, biomass, or even low-grade coal, such as lignite or peat. This versatility makes Primus a potential...
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NAUTIL.US | TEXT SETS Will natural gas be a bridge for Primus to green fuel, or will it be too cheap and attractive to resist as a permanent substitute for biomass? For the moment, the company seems keen to squeeze what it can out of the shale gale. With the help of more than $5...
… porous minerals made up of aluminum, silicon, and oxygen that allow the desired chemical reactions to take place. Both Primus and a conventional oil refinery employ zeolites to manipu- late hydrocarbons. At an oil refinery, these catalysts help crack and sort hydrocarbons broken...
…sions, as is required to combat climate change. As the price of natural gas slid in response to the glut of shale gas, Primus changed gears in mid-2012 to move away from biomass and to focus on making syngas from natural gas. This is not a new idea: Exx- onMobil built a plant in...
…on, says the bespectacled chemist, is “nature- sourced biomass or natural gas converted effectively to gas or diesel.” Primus’s original idea was simple: take scrap wood or other biomass, turn tt into pellets, and apply pres- sure and heat (700 degrees Celsius or more) to break...