Dyadic International enzymes to turn plant waste into biofuel
7 August 2010 | Alternative Energy | No Comments
Aiming to become one of the most important biofuel producer, Dyadic International made public their future production plan. They want to use some new enzymes to turn plant waste into biofuel. For $10 million, Dyadic has licensed its enzyme-production process to Codexis, a firm in Redwood City, California, financed by Shell.
This new enzymes we talk about, are able to convert orange peels,corn cobs or grass clippings into cellulosic ethanol. Mark Emalfarb, Jupiter biotech entrepreneur, explained how they will produce biofuel through a fermentation process which will help enzymes to brake down plant waste.
Having has big ambitions for Dyadic, Emalfarb wants to see its dream becoming reality (future cars powered by fuel made from sugar cane waste and corn stalks), so for this purpose he has mobilized all its employees, including scientists and researchers, to work on enzymes efficiency.
“It’s early days for biofuels…Conceptually, enzymes are going to be an incredibly important part of the bio-based economy that’s coming.”, said Jim Lane, editor and publisher of Biofuels Digest in Miami.
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