Range Fuels makes batch of biofuel at plant in Ga.

BROOMFIELD — Range Fuels Inc. in Broomfield has produced its first batch of cellulosic methanol from its commercial biofuels plant near Soperton, Georgia.

Range Fuels is using its two-step thermo-chemical process, which uses heat, pressure and steam to convert woody biomass and grasses into a synthesis gas composed of hydrogen and carbon monoxide.

The syngas is passed over a catalyst to produce mixed alcohols that are separated and processed to yield a variety of low-carbon biofuels, including cellulosic ethanol and methanol.

The cellulosic methanol will be used to produce biodiesel, which could replace diesel oil in transportation fuel markets. It may also be…