Project Owner... |
Renmatix
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Project name |
Demonstration Plant
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Status |
idle
|
Country |
United States
|
Street |
679 Ellsworth Road
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City |
Rome
|
ZIP |
13441
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State |
NY
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Type |
TRL 6-7 Demonstration
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Technology |
Fermentation
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Raw Material |
lignocellulosics
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Input 1 |
Wood Chips, Switchgrass and other raw materials (5 t/d)
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Output 1 |
ethanol (500 t/y
)
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Output 2 |
lignin (0.125 )
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Partners |
Marathon Oil
Chevron Technology Ventures
General Motors
State of New York
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Technology Brief |
The unique technology developed by Mascoma Corporation uses yeast and bacteria that are engineered to produce large quantities of the enzymes necessary to break down the cellulose and ferment the resulting sugars into ethanol. Combining these two steps (enzymatic digestion and fermentation) significantly reduces costs by eliminating the need for enzyme produced in a separate refinery. This process, called Consolidated Bioprocessing or “CBP”, will ultimately enable the conversion of the solar energy contained in plants to ethanol in just a few days.
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Additional Information |
Renmatix refocused on food ingredients - no ethanol production
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Last Update: 2022-07-27 08:40:39