Developing Corn Stover as the Next Agricultural Commodity

DuPont creates a new feedstock supply chain for cellulosic ethanol through a project in Iowa

“The process for converting biomass to ethanol is far from trivial. At DuPont, we’ve solved the technology issues,” explains Jim Collins, president of DuPont Industrial Biosciences. DuPont has been investing for over a decade to develop cellulosic technologies that will bring about the next-generation of biofuels, and it’s our intention to demonstrate our commitment to these technologies, he says, by breaking ground on a first-of-its-kind cellulosic ethanol biorefinery, near Nevada, Iowa, later this year.

DuPont’s initial plant will have a capacity of 28 MMgy, requiring 350,000 tons of biomass feedstock.

… Full Text: ethanolproducer.com/articles/8771/developing-corn-stover-as-the-next-agricultural-commodity

Tags: cellulosic ethanol, biofuel, corn stover program, sustainable supply chain

Source

Ethanol Producer Magazine, 2012-05-10.

Supplier

DuPont
Iowa State University
US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

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