| Project Owner... | 
        				
        					DuPont        					 
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        				| Project name | 
        				
        					DuPont Cellulosic Ethanol Demonstration plant        					 
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        				| Status | 
        				
        					cancelled        					 
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        				| Startup | 
        				
        					2010        					 
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        					| Country | 
        					
        						United States                                               						 
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        					| City | 
        					
        						Vonore        						 
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        					| State | 
        					
        						Tennessee        						 
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        					| Type | 
        					
        						TRL 6-7 Demonstration        						 
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        					| Technology | 
        					
        						Fermentation        						 
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        					| Raw Material | 
        					
        						agricultural residues        						 
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        					| Input 1 | 
        					
        						corn stover, cobs and fibre; switchgrass        						 
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        					| Output 1 | 
        					
        						ethanol (750 t/y
)        						 
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        					| Partners | 
        					
        						Genera Energy, University of Tennessee        						 
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        					| Technology Brief | 
        					
        						enzymatic hydrolysis        						 
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        					| Additional Information | 
        					
        						DuPont is refocusing on enzyme production and has idled the ethanol production facility.
Facility was closed down in 2015.        						 
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        						info.cellulosicethanol@dupont.com        						 
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        	        	        		Last Update: 	 2024-11-24 17:09:36