Gevo adds new isobutanol patent to roster

Corn-to-fuel business Gevo has been issued a new patent regarding isobutanol production.

The latest award, US patent 8,431,374, covers “the foundational methods for low-cost isobutanol production at commercially relevant titer, productivity and yields”.

‘This is a milestone achievement toward our goal of making commercial isobutanol a reality,’ Brett Lund, Gevo's executive VP was quoted as saying.

This news comes despite Gevo being currently embroiled in patent conflicts with rival isobutnaol producer Butamax