CIMV, DSM produce cellulosic ethanol from wheat straw

In France, CIMV and Dutch Royal DSM have successfully produced cellulosic ethanol from wheat straw in lab tests with their partner French agricultural researcher INRA. DSM supplied the enzymes that fermented the glucose while CIMV broke down the straw into raw materials such as cellulose.

The results fall under the European Union’s Biocore project to develop industrial scale second generation ethanol production.