One alternative to fossil diesel fuel is OME (oxymethylene ether) based on sustainable raw materials. In order to produce components for the non-toxic OME, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jakob Burger has set up a demonstration plant on the Straubing campus.
OME differs in its chemical structure from conventional petroleum-based fuels due to its integrated oxygen. As a result, it burns soot-free and is therefore extremely low in pollutants. OME is also biodegradable. It is obtained, for example, from biogenic raw materials andCO2, which is isolated from industrial plants to reduce emissions. OME is a group of substances, a certain proportion of which are suitable for fuel applications. The new demonstration plant produces precisely this component.
The plant is the first in Europe that can produce OME continuously and implements the innovative "OME Technologies Process" on a pilot plant scale. Water is the only by-product of the process.
