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Hebei Yigao’s world’s largest cellulose ethanol project has been successfully commissioned! According to China Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd., at 8 p.m. on November 14, 2021, as streams of pure ethanol were extracted from the distillation tower, the enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation units as well as the ethanol production unit of the 240,000-ton/year biomass comprehensive utilization project (Phase I) built by China Chemical’s 13th Company for Hebei Yigao Biofuels Co., Ltd., began operating successfully and produced qualified ethanol, marking a successful commissioning of the project. Project Name: 240,000 tons/year Biomass Comprehensive Utilization Project. Total investment: 1.75 billion yuan (500 million yuan for Phase 1). Construction scale and scope: The project covers an area of 411 mu and will be constructed in phases. Phase 1 covers approximately 188 mu, and will involve the construction of facilities for producing 25,000 tons of bioethanol, 27,000 tons of furfural, as well as other by-products per year ； The main components of the aforementioned products include: a crushing unit, a saccharification reaction unit, a furfural reaction unit, an ethanol production and distillation unit, warehouses, storage areas for raw materials and finished products, and other utility and auxiliary facilities. Main energy consumptions for Phase 1 project: electricity, steam. Phase 2 plans to build deep-processing facilities to support Project Phase 1. Expected economic benefits: Once the first phase of the project is completed and put into operation, it will generate annual sales revenue of 600 million yuan and tax payments of 100 million yuan. Project location: New Materials Industrial Park, Bohai New Area, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province. Production process: This project employs a step-by-step production process. First, the biomass raw material is subjected to continuous saccharification to produce crude fiber and sugar solution; thereafter, solid-liquid separation is carried out. The resulting sugar solution is fed into a furfural reactor where it is further converted into furfural before being refined. The crude fiber, on the other hand, is processed through fermentation and distillation to yield bioethanol and lignin, thereby improving the utilization rate of the raw materials. At the same time, the project employs four-stage series-connected saccharification reactors to achieve continuous saccharification, which improves production efficiency and reduces pollutant emissions compared to traditional batch reactions. Aimed at environmental protection, this project will, upon completion, enable the resource-based, refined, and high-value reuse of agricultural and forestry waste, as well as the comprehensive utilization of biomass straws, in line with the principles of sustainable development and low-carbon environmental protection. The bioethanol produced by this project can replace some traditional petrochemical fuels, representing an **important strategic energy reserve and a direction for development. To ensure the successful completion of the project right at its location, since the start of construction, the project team has implemented systematic planning and coordinated efforts. They have actively overcome various challenges such as frequent concurrent tasks on site, heavy work during the rainy season, and the impact of the pandemic. With unity among all employees, they managed to complete the construction tasks to a high standard, earning unanimous praise from the client and the supervisory party. All employees of the project department will fulfill their duties and continue to carry out subsequent work, contributing to the campaign of \"working hard for 90 days to achieve new breakthroughs\".