Gevo, ICM partner to produce butanol, green gasoline at retrofitted ethanol plants

In Colorado, Gevo announced that it had signed a partnership with ICM to produce isobutanol and hydrocarbons at retrofitted ethanol plants. The agreement calls for Gevo’s demonstration plant to be located at the ICM research center in St. Joseph, MO. ICM will also serve as primary contractor for ethanol plant retrofits. Gevo’s technology produces isooctene and isooctane for the gasoline market, renewable jet fuel and renewable diesel blendstocks. In addition, Gevo’s technology enables the production of a wide variety of chemicals such as isobutylene and paraxylene from renewable resources.

Gevo CEO Pat Gruber said “Our data says that it will cost less than $0.30 per gallon to retrofit an ethanol plant to make isobutanol. Isobutanol can be converted to gasoline blendstocks for less than an additional $0.25 per gallon. Think of it: gasoline from an ethanol plant for less than $0.60/gallon additional capital.”

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