Terrabon vs Metabolix: Who's the Best?

August 14, 2011 |

Background: This is a first round, Central Regional match-up between #6 seed Terrabon and #11 seed Metabolix in the 2011 Transformative Technologies tourney, from Biofuels Digest.

Voting: Open to all Biofuels Digest subscribers. Voting links are in the Biofuels Digest daily newsletter. To subscribe (free), visit here.

The winner gets: Most votes advances to the second-round (round of 32), and a shot at the Biofuels Sweet Sixteen.

The loser: Goes home.

Laurels: Terrabon is the 39th ranked company in the 2010-11 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy poll. Metabolix is currently #29 in the 30 Hottest Companies in Renewable Chemicals.

The match-up: Terrabon’s MixAlco is an advanced bio-refining technology used by Terrabon’s experienced staff of chemical engineers to convert low-cost, readily available, non-food, non-sterile biomass into valuable chemical precursors such as organic acids, ketones and secondary alcohols that can be processed into renewable hydrocarbon fuels.

Metabolix is commercializing Mirel – a family of bioplastic materials made from a renewable resource, plant derived sugar. Mirel resins are durable but will biodegrade at the end of their useful life. Metabolix is also developing technologies to produce number of important commercial chemicals and chemical intermediates through biological conversion of sustainable feedstocks such as sugars.polyurethanes, engineering resins, and personal care products.

 

Category: Fuels

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