TOLKO Gasification System
Customer:
Tolko Industries Ltd.
Location:
Heffley Creek near Kamloops, B.C.
Facility Type:
Integrated plywood mill
Application:
Process heat for veneer dryer and log conditioning
Scope of Work:
Turnkey gasification system
Highlights
Start-up:
May 2006
Operation:
Continuous
Capacity:
38 MMBtu/hr net useable heat
Fuel:
Wood residue (hog fuel) from Tolko mill
Fuel moisture content:
25 - 55%
Benefits
Natural Gas Displacement:
235,000 GJ/yr or 100% of the
natural gas previously used
Annual Fuel Savings:
$1.5 - 2 million per year
Greenhouse Gas Reduction:
12,000 tonnes per year
Improved Air Quality:
VOC (blue haze) emissions reduced
Process
- Two gasifiers produce syngas.
- Oxidizer combusts syngas.
- Heat exchanger heats
air for veneer dryer.
- Boiler heats water for
log conditioning.
- VOCs from dryer are
consumed in oxidizer.
Partners
- Natural Resources Canada
(NRCan)
- TEAM (Technology Early
Action Measures)
- Ethanol BC.
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Tolko’s gasification plant at the Heffley Creek plywood mill
Illustration of the main component to Tolko’s gasification system
   
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