CES OXYNOLTM TECHNOLOGY: CONVERTING WASTE TO FUEL
Masada's CES OxyNol™ process offers communities long-term, economical and environmentally responsible waste disposal solutions. The CES OxyNol™ process utilizes proven state-of-art technology to transform waste into fuel grade ethanol and other valuable byproducts. The process can reduce or eliminate tomorrow's environmental liabilities and future landfilling and hauling/collection costs.
The Facility
A CES OxyNol™ processing facility requires significantly less space than a landfill and meets the requirements of local regulatory interests with high environmental integrity. The facility can be located near areas with high concentration of municipal solid waste (MSW), including existing or old landfill sites. The CES OxyNol™ process incorporates the use of a materials recovery facility (MRF) and an ethanol production plant. All non-hazardous MSW is processed in the MRF. Metal, glass and plastics are separated for recycling. Remaining waste is dried and shredded, thereby eliminating odor. Once dried and shredded, the waste becomes "biomass feedstock" for the intergrated ethanol production plant.
The Technology
The CES OxyNol™ process converts the MSW biomass cellulose and biosolids to fuel ethanol, a "green fuel" derived from renewable resources. In the process, the cellulose is chemically broken down into simple sugars, primarily glucose. The sugar is then fermented to produce ethanol, and the ethanol is distilled to market-grade purity.
