GeoSynFuels acquires cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant

GeoSynFuels, LLC (GSF) has announced its acquisition of a cellulosic ethanol demonstration facility formerly owned and operated by the Blue Sugars Corporation.

The demonstration facility, in Upton, Wyoming, which has a capacity of 50 tonnes per day, was originally built in 2007 for the enzymatic conversion of wood feedstocks to ethanol.

In 2011, the facility was converted to allow the processing of sugar cane bagasse.

The plant is currently based on a typical enzymatic hydrolysis flowsheet and includes all unit
operations through to final fuel-grade ethanol production. GSF plans to retrofit the existing
flowsheet to its proprietary 5CS™ Technology.

'The acquisition of the demonstration facility is an important step forward in the commercialisation of our cellulosic ethanol technology. This acquisition was challenging but worth the effort given the strategic advantages this plant provides GeoSynFuels,' says Todd Harvey, president and CEO of GeoSynFuels.