| Project Owner... |
Amyris, Inc.
|
| Project name |
Amyris Tate & Lyle
|
| Status |
idle
|
| Startup |
2011
|
| Country |
United States
|
| City |
Decatur
|
| Type |
TRL 8 First-of-a-kind commercial
|
| Technology |
Fermentation
|
| Raw Material |
sugar and starch crops
|
| Input 1 |
corn dextrose
|
| Output 1 |
diesel-type hydrocarbons (1 t/y
)
|
| Partners |
Tate & Lyle;
toll manufacturing
|
| Technology Brief |
Conversion of fermentable sugars to a 15-carbon hydrocarbon, called beta-farnesene using genetically modified microorganisms in fermentation. Farnesene can be converted to render:
a. Fuels (primarily diesel)
b. Lubricants
c. Polymers and Plastic Additives
d. Cosmetics
e. Consumer Products Ingredients
f. Flavors and Fragancies
|
|
Joel Velasco
info@amyris.com
|
Last Update: 2022-07-26 13:13:05