PureField said its Russell facility is uniquely integrated, transforming locally grown wheat and sorghum into functional food ingredients, low-carbon renewable fuel, and animal feed. By creating higher-value markets for local farmers, PureField rewards high-quality grain and advanced farming practices.
The CCS facility strengthens the company's competitiveness in low-carbon fuel markets while laying the foundation to increase production capacity and expand partnerships with growers and cooperatives.
"The successful delivery of our CCS facility shows what is possible when private investment, strong public-sector partnership and the support of a local community come together," said Aaron Buettner, Chief Executive Officer, PureField Ingredients. "It lays the foundation for PureField's next phase of growth— one that will strengthen demand for Kansas wheat and sorghum, support American manufacturing, rural jobs and local farmers."
The CCS facility captures the high purity carbon dioxide stream generated during ethanol fermentation, compresses it and transports it through a dedicated pipeline to PureField's Class VI injection well six miles away, where it is stored permanently in a deep geologic formation.
The U.S. EPA permitted the project under its Class VI Underground Injection Control program, after a thorough three-year review. PureField will operate the system under continuing oversight from EPA and other state and federal regulators and maintain rigorous monitoring requirements.
The carbon capture facility is not the endpoint of the company's investment in Kansas. PureField also announced that it had launched the planning process for an expansion to double its ethanol production and carbon sequestration capacity.