KL Energy achieves 56% lift in glucose recovery for cellulosic ethanol production, reduces enzyme rate 22%

In South Dakota, KL Energy announced that it has been able to increase its overall glucose recovery rate by 56% per dry ton of wood while simultaneously reducing its enzyme rate by 22%. Testing for glucose recovery rate and enzyme levels was successfully completed at KL Energy’s feedstock testing facility.  KL Energy has since made the necessary equipment upgrades at its commercial facility to scale up these process improvements.

Randy Kramer, KL Energy’s President and Chief Executive Officer said, “As a leader in biofuels development, KL Energy is proud to announce  our recent achievements in significantly increasing our glucose recovery rate while reducing the rate of enzyme use. We feel this is a landmark achievement for KL Energy, proving economically viable yield and enzyme consumption rate results in a commercial-scale plant environment.  If
implemented properly, these new developments could allow ethanol producers to significantly lower the cost of cellulosic ethanol while also increasing overall production efficiency.”

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