Advanced fuel research facility
The lab boasts multiple bench scale reactors including a Fischer-Tropsch and Solid Oxide Fuel Cell with supporting facilities to enable highly focused fuel research.
Annual production volume
500kg p/y
Primary focus
Fuel Innovation
Lab footprint
75m2
Funding
UK Govt
All statistics are estimates and subject to variation
The laboratory was initially designed for high-risk fuel research with all the correct safety precautions including three blast chambers. The focus is to research the optimal conditions required for high quality fuel development and reactor efficiency.
Located at the historical research park in Runcorn, Cheshire the lab is well located for access to the pre-existing petrochemical industry along the south bank of the Merseyside estuary. The lab contains the main reactors, consistent with the patented Avioxx process including equipment to test different chemical reactions that form part of the fuel manufacturing process. This allows the Avioxx scientists and engineers to understand the optimal conditions for the manufacturing of extremely high-quality fuel, economically.
Examples of different types of research being conducted may be to understand the optimum types of catalyst for the Fischer-Tropsch reaction, ratios of synthesis gas and most suitable operating pressures and temperatures. Solid Oxide Fuel cell research allows the team to understand energy conversion efficiencies and allow for gathering of significant datasets to optimise the Avioxx simulation and model, leveraging AI and machine learning.
Take a look at some of the research work taking place on the development of sustainable fuel. Our dedicated and talented team thrive from solving complex challenges.
Gasifiers – Turning solid 1,500 tons of waste into Synthesis gas
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell – Turning synthesis gas into 375kw of electricity
Electrolysers – Splitting water into Hydrogen and Oxygen
Fischer-Tropsch – Turing Synthesis gas and Hydrogen into synthesized crude
