DuPont and QCCP sign multi-year enzyme supply contract for cellulosic biofuel

摘要

In 2014, QCCP produced the US' first cellulosic ethanol gallons and the world's first gallons from corn kernel fibre with a process developed by QCCP and powered by DuPont enzyme technology. QCCP currently produces 35 million gallons of grain ethanol per year, but with the cellulosic 'bolt-on' technology, a maximum of 4 million gallons of advanced biofuel can be produced per year with the corn kernels leftover from the grain ethanol process. Currently, QCCP produces 2 million gallons of biofuel per year from cellulose conversion, but anticipates production of an additional 2 million gallons of biofuel per year once a C5 yeast is approved. The benefits of adding second generation biofuel production to an existing dry grind ethanol facility are substantial.