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Hello,

I am a shareholder in First American Scientific Corp. (FASC), manufacturer of the KDS Micronex biomass dryer, a machine that can de-water biomass materials without the need of a fuel input. It can achieve drying through mechanical means via the kinetic heating of the air and materials. The materials being processed are dropped onto spinning chains/beater bars (which they use depends on the application) that spin at 400 mph, heating the surrounding air by friction. The violent impacts not only heat the materials being processed but also force water out of them. The result is a single-step energy efficient drying and grinding process.

FASC is working with QL Resources of Malaysia, a well established agricultural company with annual revenues in the hundreds of millions, to process empty fruit bunches (EFB) into pellets. Palm pellets have the same calorific value of wood pellets. The results of the palm pelletization project have not yet been announced however a website has recently gone up. http://www.qlagripellet.com/

FASC is also working with JP Steel Plantech (a subsidiary of Kawasaki) on a woody biomass recycling project in Okinawa Prefecture. They are also working with other companies throughout the world involved in waste recycling and renewable energy.

Information on these and other projects is available at: http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/board.aspx?board_id=566

First American Scientific Corporation's website is http://www.biomassdryer.com

Its good to hear about this innovative pelletizing machine. Please tell me about its suitability for other biomass resources, like husk, straw, stover, grasses etc. What is the typical size and cost of the machine?

Thanks
Salman

(Feb 16 2010 06:29 AM)salman.alg Wrote:  Its good to hear about this innovative pelletizing machine. Please tell me about its suitability for other biomass resources, like husk, straw, stover, grasses etc. What is the typical size and cost of the machine?

Thanks
Salman

Well firstly, this machine isn't a pelletizing machine, but rather a machine that produces powders which can then be pelletized.

Here is an updated list of applications posted on a website of a licensee on theirs (currently in development.)

* Wood grinding and drying
* Beetle kill wood processing
* Wood flour production
* Palm fruit bunch grinding and drying
* Switch grass grinding and drying
* Corn stover grinding and drying
* Sugarcane bagasse grinding and drying
* Broiler waste pulverization and drying
* Hen manure drying
* Cattle manure drying
* Paper sludge drying
* Food waste grinding and drying
* Oyster shell meal manufacture
* Wall board pulverization
* Demolition wood waste processing to produce wood fiber
* Animal bedding manufacture
* Animal feed manufacture
* Citrus peel processing for animal feed and fuel
* Horse bedding grinding and drying
* Fish grinding and drying for production of fish bone meal
* Crab meal manufacture
* Shrimp meal production
* Alfalfa meal production
* Organic fertilizer production
* Mushroom compost processing
* Coal ash drying
* Cellulosic ethanol feedstock preparation
* Biomass gasification feedstock preparation
* Kelp meal production

FASC has a website in development also, but there is no sneak peak at it that I know of. A KDS machine costs 250,000 to 300,000 USD. To better answer your question about what materials can be processed, I would recommend you call the company.