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BtL — Biomass to Liquid

Wood residues, agricultural waste and palm biomass become diesel, bio-jet fuel and methanol — drop-in biofuels from resources the region already grows.

Diesel Bio-Jet Methanol
The Challenge

Abundant Biomass, Untapped Value

Across Southeast Asia, enormous volumes of biomass — empty fruit bunches, shells, wood residues, rice husks — are burned in the open or left to rot. BtL turns this low-value residue into premium drop-in biofuels.

The Process

Biomass → Syngas → Biofuels

The same proven gasification + Fischer-Tropsch platform as our other XTL technologies — tuned for biogenic feedstocks.

1
Feedstock Preparation

Biomass is dried, sized and conditioned — handling the moisture and ash variability typical of agricultural residues.

2
Gasification

Prepared biomass is converted into clean synthesis gas, with tar and contaminant removal designed for biogenic syngas.

3
Fuel Synthesis

Syngas is catalytically converted into renewable diesel, bio-jet fuel and methanol — chemically identical to their fossil counterparts.

Key Benefits

Why Biomass to Liquid

  • Drop-in biofuels — diesel and bio-jet that need no engine or infrastructure changes
  • Biogenic carbon — fuels from recently grown biomass carry a far lower carbon footprint
  • Residue valorization — monetize empty fruit bunches, shells, husks and wood waste
  • Rural economies — new revenue for plantations, mills and farming communities
  • Open-burning alternative — a productive outlet that also clears the air
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Feedstocks

What It Processes

BtL plants are configured around locally available biomass — feedstock assessment is the first step of every project.

  • Palm biomass — empty fruit bunches (EFB), mesocarp fiber, palm kernel shells
  • Wood residues — sawdust, offcuts, forestry thinnings
  • Agricultural residues — rice husks, straw, coconut shells and similar
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Discuss Your BtL Project

Tell us about your biomass resource — we will assess feedstock suitability and outline a path from study to plant.

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