KiOR ships first commercial cellulosic diesel

Last week, KiOR announced that it shipped its first cellulosic diesel from its commercial facility in Columbus, Mississippi. The diesel was made from pine wood chips by KiOR's Biomass Fluid Catalytic Cracking (BFCC) technology. This modified pyrolysis reaction features a unique catalyst to conver...

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