The CPEG family of brands includes Carrier Vibrating Equipment, Heyl Patterson Thermal Processing, S. Howes, Sly, Buflovak, and Patterson Kelley. Our comprehensive line of process equipment is used for a wide variety of biomass processing and conversion steps including drying, cooling, heating, calcination, torrefaction, evaporation, distillation, mixing, blending, conveying, screening, material handling, and dust and air pollution control. CPEG’s state-of-the-art testing lab is available to simulate field operation with multiple pieces of equipment for multistep and multistage testing. We provide full analysis of material characteristics and measurements of material behavior in specific processing applications.
HM3 Energy licenses its proprietary cost effective and energy efficient torrefaction technology for production of biocoal (black pellets) or biochar. HM3’s densification technology produces biocoal for the export market that is cheaper than white wood pellets at the coal burner tip. Low-cost feedstock such as forest waste and woody biomass can be successfully used. HM3 tested its technology in a demo plant using western juniper and Ponderosa pine forest residues, as well as Douglas fir sawmill residues. The biocoal briquettes performed well in test burns at Western Research Institute. Energy content is 22.5 GJ/Metric Ton; 10,261 Btu/lb.