Using our patented Catalyzed Pressure Reduction (CPR™) technology we build plants that convert waste streams into fuels, chemicals, pure water and electrical energy. CPR™ provides an environmentally-safe solution for converting essentially all forms of biomass and other renewable resources into a variety of commercially attractive chemicals and fuels. They do this without creating any pollutants and with the complete destruction of pathogens, PCBs, and other dangerous or noxious substances. The processes are extremely efficient, providing highly attractive financial returns as a result of sales of the end products. Each plant is configured to utilize a specific feedstock and to produce selected products. We can process both biomass and/or biosolids.

In essence:

We turn costs into revenues and profits
•  We deliver impressive financial returns -- typical ROC >30%
•  We guarantee plant cost and operation

We help the environment by:
•  Outputting no toxic residues
•  Low greenhouse gas emissions
•  Producing of truly "green" electrical energy
•  Creating clean-burning alternative fuels
No other process approaches the profitability of CPR™ plants.

Feedstock and Product Flexibility

• CPR™ can process different forms of feedstock using the same equipment, unlike enzymatic fermentation processes, wherein even minor changes necessitate different enzymes.
• CPR™ can accommodate changes in commodity prices wheren the design of the plant has incorporated optional equipment to quickly convert to produce a different product, with no significant incremental outlay.

Heating options and plant location

• All other cellulose processing technologies require heating by natural gas or electricity and, therefore, must be located close to a natural gas pipeline and/or the Grid.
• Woodland 's process can be fired by biomass alone, or by a combination of natural gas, landfill gas and biomass.
• A Woodland plant can generate its own electricity from biomass, thereby providing the ultimate choice in plant location.

Environmental impact

• Woodland 's CPR™ process totally avoids the release of any toxins into the environment.
• It also is typically configured to earn substantial CO2 Emission Reduction Credits

CPR™ incorporates the use of gasification technology at the front end and distillation at the back end. The complete chemical conversion subsystem operates as a closed loop process, with no discharges of emissions or materials that could cause environmental damage. Engineered around a closed-loop concept, the plants are extremely efficient which, in turn, makes their operation highly cost effective. Because of their advanced designs and innovative technologies, they outperform every competitive technology in the market today in environmental performance, profitability, efficiency and throughput.

The process relies upon the basic and proven chemistry of known reactions that have been used successfully, in some cases, for over 100 years. Chemists will recognize that the greater the number of intermediate steps involved in producing a specific end product, the greater purity of the final product can be obtained. CPR™ takes advantage of this feature by achieving high yields through a series of chemical reaction steps each with a very high conversion.

Plant Products 

We build plants using CPR™ patented technologies to convert any cellulose-based material into high-value products. While competing directly with petrochemical refining and biomass fermentation processes, the chemicals Woodland plants produce are identical to those manufactured by traditional methods; however, manufacturing costs are substantially lower. Unlike other processes, such as fermentation, Woodland 's plants can ensure consistent, high quality, low-cost output.

Examples of what CPR™ technology produces include:

Ethanol: the world's alternative fuel of choice - the market is undergoing unprecedented and sustained expansion

Acetic Acid: typically produced from natural gas, it is integral to the plastics manufacturing process and has one of the largest chemical markets in the world

VAM & Formaldehyde: derivatives of acetic acid, part of the construction and plastics industries, demand is high in developing countries

Water: now recognized as a highly valuable resource with shrinking availability and predictions of world shortage crises (UN)

Green Power: environmental problems creating large demands for true "Green" power generated from renewable sources

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