EdenIQ, a biotechnology company that developed processes for producing and measuring cellulosic ethanol from corn kernel fiber, no longer required their pilot plant in California, Subsequently, they wanted to monetize their assets and have them properly removed from a facility they leased in Visalia, CA. Phoenix Equipment was able to offer significant value for the assets, and safely execute the removal scope of work that included approximately 100 pieces of process equipment, as well as outside process structures and mezzanines; indoor conveyor systems, fermentation units, and mixing equipment, pallet racking with materials, boneyard filled with equipment, scrap and debris. All work had to be performed in accordance with the lease requirements and restored to a broom clean condition as if no chemical plant existed on the site by December 31, 2019. We safely completed the work in 8 weeks with a combination of cranes, telescopic forklifts, and manlifts.

Process equipment included: a 10,000 gallon Stainless Steel holding tank, (13) 1,500 gallon 316L Stainless Steel Vertical Tanks with Jackets, (2) 2500 Gallon Vertical tanks with jackets, 3000 gallon vertical tank with Jacket, (3) 475 gallon A&B Process Kettles, CIP Skid, 18"x 24' Distillation tower with reboiler. (2) Hurst Boilers with Deaerator, (12) centrifugal pumps, (4) conveyors, (3) air-compressors, (9) colloid mills, (3) mixers, and a 267 ton chiller.