Chevron to consume Mascoma cellulose
Mascoma has entered into a feedstock processing and lignin supply agreement with Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV), a division of Chevron U.S.A.
CTV will provide various sources of lignocellulosic feedstock to Mascoma, which will then convert the feedstock to cellulosic ethanol through its proprietary process, which produces lignin as a by-product. Mascoma will provide this lignin to CTV for evaluation.
Lignin is a complex chemical compound derived from woody biomass. After biomass has been converted through Mascoma’s Consolidated Bio Processing method, which breaks down the sugars in the cellulose and turns it into ethanol, energy-rich lignin is left over.
The project will last for two years, and Mascoma is hopeful that the developed technology may be suitable for a wide variety of feedstocks.
In December 2008, Mascoma began creating ethanol from cellulosic biomass with positive results at its demonstration facility in New York. The company, in collaboration with its commercialization subsidiary Frontier Renewable Resources, is in the process of financing its first full-scale ethanol facility in Michigan.
CTV will provide various sources of lignocellulosic feedstock to Mascoma, which will then convert the feedstock to cellulosic ethanol through its proprietary process, which produces lignin as a by-product. Mascoma will provide this lignin to CTV for evaluation.
Lignin is a complex chemical compound derived from woody biomass. After biomass has been converted through Mascoma’s Consolidated Bio Processing method, which breaks down the sugars in the cellulose and turns it into ethanol, energy-rich lignin is left over.
The project will last for two years, and Mascoma is hopeful that the developed technology may be suitable for a wide variety of feedstocks.
In December 2008, Mascoma began creating ethanol from cellulosic biomass with positive results at its demonstration facility in New York. The company, in collaboration with its commercialization subsidiary Frontier Renewable Resources, is in the process of financing its first full-scale ethanol facility in Michigan.
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