In India, Finland’s Chempolis is looking at setting up some of its $52 million biorefineries using bagasse, perhaps teaming up with at least one sugar mill in the country. The company is in discussion with several mills but didn’t say which. It did say however that it expects to finalize a deal by the second […]
By Robert Rapier This article was originally published in Digest content partner site Energy Trends Insider, a free newsletter by Consumer Energy Report, which is geared toward financial and investment issues in the energy industry. The history of cellulosic ethanol is a lot longer than most people probably realize. In 1819, French chemist Henri Braconnot […]
Like MSW? You’ll love bagasse. Lot of the advantages of waste, and there’s a lot more available. Sugar’s the new oil, DOE Secretary Steven Chu is fond of saying. Codexis agrees, but argues that sugarcane residue (instead of competing for cane syrup) is the path to the real riches. Petroleum – we all know what […]
In California and Brazil, Cobalt Technologies and Rhodia, a specialty chemical company, announced an MOU to develop bio n-butanol refineries throughout Latin America. It’s one of the first moves into the conversion of sugar cane bagasse into renewable fuels and chemicals. There are 2.3 billion tones of sugarcane grown annually, and around 714 million tonnes […]
In Wyoming, KL Energy is preparing to test this month its cellulosic ethanol production process using Brazilian sugarcane bagasse. Modifications have been made to allow for the physical and chemical differences between bagasse and woody biomass and, most importantly, a new fermentation process has been designed. Ultimately, the plant will switch to a clear mash […]
In India, Fermbox Bio has launched EN3ZYME, a cutting-edge enzyme cocktail designed to enhance both the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of transforming pre-treated agri-based residues into fermentable, cellulosic sugars. These sugars pave the way to produce second-generation (2G) ethanol and serve as an alternative carbon source in precision fermentation to produce bio-ingredients and biomaterials, such as […]
Nine days ago, in the story “Molecules for Christmas,” Dr. Brian Westlake opined that “the answers to all your questions are in the forest” and further evidence of his prescience arrives this week from Virginia City, Nevada, where Comstock Fuels unveiled a remarkable partnership, investment and pathway to drop-in renewable fuels focused in this announce […]
Doug Rivers, PhD, Lee Enterprise Consulting Special to The Digest Serious development to convert lignocellulosic biomass to liquid fuels and chemicals began in the U.S. following the 1973 OPEC oil embargo that left the U.S. with fuel shortages and long lines and rationing of gasoline at service stations. Since that time, significant technical progress has […]
In Japan, Toray Industries, Inc., has invested a further $8 million in Cellulosic Biomass Technology Co., Ltd., to lift its stake in that subsidiary from 67%, to 84.4%. Toray established that entity in Bangkok with Mitsui DM Sugar Co., Ltd., in January 2017 to demonstrate membrane-based saccharification process technologies. Toray looks to employ the additional […]
In Brazil, in recent decades, scientists have sought solutions to improve the sustainable production of biofuels from renewable sources. The latest advance in this field was announced at the end of May by Brazilian researchers and could boost the production of sustainable biofuels for aviation and maritime shipping. The enzyme discovered by the CNPEM group […]
