{"id":22443,"date":"2026-10-13T09:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T09:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dsengineers.com\/solutions-for-industries\/renewable-fuels\/renewable-methanol\/bio-methanol\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T09:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T09:07:09","slug":"bio-methanol","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dsengineers.com\/en\/solutions-for-industries\/renewable-fuels\/renewable-methanol\/bio-methanol\/","title":{"rendered":"Bio-methanol"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;box-shadow mb-5 pb-2&#8243;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;bg-white above ht-11 pt-2 pl-3 pr-3&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;22px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Bio-Methanol&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left|color:%23027983&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Bio-methanol from biomass residues is an <strong>advanced biofuel<\/strong> and produced:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>either by thermochemical conversion of biomass residues and waste streams into syngas,<\/li>\n<li>or by biological conversion into biogas, which is then reformed into syngas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Feedstocks include lignocellulosic biomass such as forestry residues, agricultural residues (e.g. straw, husks, cobs), Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), and other waste streams.<\/p>\n<p>The suitable pre-treatment and gasification technology depends on feedstock composition, moisture and ash content, as well as regional availability and logistics. The syngas clean-up scheme must be developed case by case, as it depends on both the feedstock characteristics and the gasification technology.<\/p>\n<p>Downstream of the purified and conditioned syngas, methanol synthesis and distillation are standard, proven processes.<\/p>\n<p>The process for bio-methanol production via <strong>gasification<\/strong> generally includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Biomass reception, storage and handling<\/li>\n<li>Screening, size reduction and drying<\/li>\n<li>Gasification<\/li>\n<li>Tar reforming and syngas cooling with heat recovery<\/li>\n<li>Particulate removal and syngas scrubbing<\/li>\n<li>Acid gas removal and guard beds<\/li>\n<li>Water-gas shift for syngas conditioning<\/li>\n<li>Syngas compression<\/li>\n<li>Methanol synthesis loop<\/li>\n<li>Methanol distillation to fuel or chemical grade<\/li>\n<li>Storage and loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As an alternative to gasification, <strong>biogas from anaerobic digestion<\/strong> is also a suitable input for bio-methanol production. 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