American Process Inc.’s (API) Thomaston Biorefinery Tour

Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Space is limited to 50 and pre-registration is required.

Schedule:

12:00 PM-1:00 PM Lunch

The group will have lunch at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center before departing for the tour.

1:00 PM Buses will depart from the hotel.

Buses will arrive at the facility at approximately 2:15 PM.  

The tour will be from 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM (Participants will be divided into two groups.)  

Buses will return to the hotel by approximately 5:15pm PM.

American Process Inc.’s (API) Thomaston Biorefinery (3.5 dry tons/day biomass throughput) produces nanocellulose, pulp, cellulosic sugars, cellulosic ethanol, and native lignin from a variety of biomass feedstocks (HW, SW, agricultural residues, etc) using their patented AVAP® technology. The plant’s new nanocellulose demonstration line produces cellulose nanofibrils, cellulose nanocrystals, and lignin-coated, hydrophobic varieties of each directly from biomass. The facility is situated on 8 acres and includes 41,000 square feet of manufacturing space along with API’s corporate R&D laboratory.