ABOUT US
Today
ArbaOne, located at Grasmo, outside of Kongsvinger, Norway, is the first full-scale commercial plant with an annual capacity of producing 70,000 tonnes of ArbaCoreTM, as well as furfural, methane and methanol.
The plant has a staff of 18 experienced and skilled personnel.
Arba One creating added value from bi-products
MAIN AREAS
E-FUEL
Energy production
In-house energy generation
<2 MW methane and methanol fuel currently used for steam production line
Could alternatively be used for transport fuel
HMF
Core materials for bio-plastic bottles PEF
Material used for break-down of plastics
Ongoing development
Increasing demand, e.g. bio-based plastic bottles
FURFURAL
ArbaX
Used for various wood products
Pre-sold full capacity from ArbaOne to TFC. Examples of use for the end products are thermoset polymer matrix composites, cements, adhesives, coatings and casting/foundry resins.
PROTEINS
ArbaFeed
Single cell protein for fish-farming
Ongoing R&D program
BACKGROUND
Arbaflame has produced arbacore since 2010 at full scale test plant
GRASMO TEST PLANT
Differentiation between batches to gain insights of different production properties
Fine-tuning of the production process to optimize production.
Testing various raw materials (soft, hard, gum etc.)
Extraction of bi-products providing considerable value creation.
TImeline
2010-14
Product testing and development for coal substitution
2015-17
Production process
optimization
2015-18
Commercial proof of concept and bio-chemicals extraction
2018-20
Construction of ArbaOne, first full scale commercial plant
FUTURE
Production ramp-up and utilising low-grade feedstock
Mature and verified technology
Arbacore tested and verified at
14 full-scale power plants operated by 9 different utility companies in Europe, Japan USA and Canada
Arba pellets waiting for shipment key side in Oslo.
Three R&D projects with funding providing significant upside
EXTERNALLY FUNDED R&D
projects
ArbaCore
Verification of biomass replacement of coal fired CHPs
Testing, demonstration & verification setup of small demonstration unit using different types of feedstock/ waste products from forestry & agriculture as feedstock
ArbaRaf
Chemical optimization
Increase output of bio-chemicals from condensate and washing of the biomass after the steam explosion process to ~35% of mass loss for different types of feedstock
ArbaFeed
Feed Protein extraction
Optimization of process parameters to demonstrate that enzymes from wood sugar can grow to single cell proteins for fish food
Arbaflame has a strong team executing the R&D programs
Verification of biomass replacement of coal fired CHPs
DepEnvironmentalartment of Chemical Eng.
Engineering & Reactor Tech
Department of Thermal Energy
Associated/supporting partners
Bioeconomy division, PFI & Processum
Part of the Swedish research institute (RI.SE), internationally
acknowledged within lignocellulose processes & products.
Biomass & Energy Efficiency
TNO connects people and knowledge to create innovations that boost the competitive strength of industry and the well-being of
society in a sustainable way.
