Allotrope Partners, Axens and Sumitomo to jointly study ethanol production from woody biomass

In California, Allotrope Partners LLC, Axens North America and Sumitomo Corporation of Americas signed an agreement to develop a Joint Study for a commercial plant producing cellulosic bioethanol, utilizing the Axens Futurol process, produced from woody biomass through Allotrope Cellulosic Development Company LLC, a project development company based in the State of California.

The project will use feedstock based on local Californian forest thinning materials and agricultural residues. These feedstocks in part come from the waste generated in large forest fire prevention activities to reduce risk of wildfires that have become a critical challenge in California in recent years.  This project will produce a commercial grade bioethanol, while at the same time contributing to the reduction of carbon released into the atmosphere from the massive wildfires that have severely impacted the environment and residents in California.