Novozymes and environmental venture group CleanStar Ventures have established an integrated food and energy production business in Mozambique that will replace thousands of charcoal cook stoves with cleaner-burning ethanol stoves. In addition to safeguarding lives from dangerous charcoal smoke, the business is expected to increase farmers’ incomes by up to 500%, save thousands of acres [...]
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February 25th, 2011
Putting the pieces together for cellulosic commercialization
40% of the sugars found in lignocellulose can be C5 sugars, which are much more difficult to ferment than the C6 fraction. Yet for cellulosic ethanol plants to become economically viable, we need to find a commercial solution to utilize the C5 sugars. Several options are being evaluated within the industry, but pose challenges because [...]
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June 11th, 2010
Spirizyme® Excel Increases Yields for the Biofuel Industry
Our newest enzyme increases yields in starch ethanol production. A typical ethanol plant can gain at least $1 million per year. Just this week, we announced the launch of Spirizyme Excel, a new saccharification solution that makes it possible to produce more ethanol from the same amount of corn. This premium glucoamylase converts more of [...]
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