Novozymes launches advanced dry yeast, expands fermentation opportunities

In Nebraska, at the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo, Novozymes announced the launch of its latest yeast technology, Innova® Apex ADY. Apex ADY is the most advanced active dry yeast in the market, increasing ethanol yield and reducing urea additions without sacrificing robustness to common production stressors, such as high temperature and organic acids. Innova® Apex ADY provides ethanol producers with the choice of a dry yeast format after the successful launch of Innova® Apex cream yeast last year.

Innova® Apex ADY, the industry’s most robust, high yielding active dry yeast, helps producers achieve their best performance, delivering up to 2% more ethanol than leading advanced dry yeasts in the market. The Innova® brand of yeasts can reduce chemical costs by lowering demand for urea by up to 90% and eliminating the need for other fermentation aids like nutritional supplements.

Innova® Apex ADY allows ethanol production facilities to increase efficiency with flexibility to push their plants to up to 36% dry solids and reduce glycerol by up to 38%. The advanced yeast solution consistently delivers reliability and production KPIs under the most difficult process conditions, including temperature spikes up to 97º F. This advanced yeast solution can power through common bacterial infections by tolerating up to 0.6% lactic acid and 0.4% acetic acid. Innova® Apex ADY is specifically designed for corn ethanol fermentations that run between 52 and 65 hours.

The future of Innova yeasts

Looking ahead, Novozymes is investing to deliver solutions customers need to reach their unique targets – such as starch, fiber, corn oil, protein, unique end markets, and future biorefinery opportunities. The company seeks to advance the industry with the power of biological solutions for sustainable, profitable production.

All Innova® advanced yeast solutions have elite breeding for robustness and advanced enzyme expression, each developed with MicroBioGen breeding technology and Novozymes biological engineering and world-leading enzyme expertise. The Innova® yeast portfolio provides the ethanol industry’s most trusted fermentation performance and value.

For more information on Novozymes or Innova® yeast solutions, visit Innova® yeast I Take your fermentation to the next level® or biosolutions.novozymes.com.

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