Mid American Agri Products/Wheatland adopts Edeniq Cellunators
In Nebraska, Mid American Agri Products/Wheatland has installed Edeniq’s Cellunator technology at its ethanol and biodiesel plant located in North Platte. The Cellunator milling equipment will increase the plant’s 44 million gallons per year (MGPY) of ethanol production capacity by pretreating the corn slurry to liberate additional starch. The MAAPW facility also produces three MGPY of biodiesel. Edeniq’s Cellunator high shear equipment increases enzyme access to starch by right-sizing particles. The technology also increases production of corn oil. Edeniq’s Pathway Technology integrates Edeniq’s Cellunator equipment with cellulase enzymes to convert corn kernel fiber to cellulosic ethanol. The Pathway Technology utilizes existing fermentation and distillation equipment to produce up to 2.5% cellulosic ethanol and a 7% increase in overall ethanol yield.
“We selected Edeniq’s Cellunator technology because of its proven track record at accessing residual starch and its ability to also pretreat corn kernel fiber to enable production of cellulosic ethanol at our plant,” said Robert Lundeen, CEO of MAAPW.
“We are excited that Mid American Agri Products/Wheatland has partnered with us to increase their ethanol yield,” said Brian Thome, President and CEO of Edeniq. “We look forward to continuing to work hand in hand with their team to maximize their return on investment with our technology.”
In addition to installing Cellunators, MAAPW has an option to license the Pathway Technology.
Category: Fuels
