Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 8:00 AM
S127

Butanol: blazing the trail

E. Timothy Davies and Edward Green. Green Biologics, 45A Milton Park, Abingdon, United Kingdom

The current North American biofuel paradigm of corn to ethanol is only marginally positive in return on energy invested, reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and sustainability.  In addition, the use of corn for fuel production places stress on food prices, water availability and impacts the environment as far away from the Corn Belt as the Gulf of Mexico.  New strategies will be needed in order to improve the performance of the biofuels produced and to reduce the impact of biofuel production on the environment and the food chain and to increase sustainability.

 

Green Biologics Ltd (GBL) focuses on bio-butanol, a superior next generation biofuel and an important commodity chemical precursor for polymers and plastics. GBL has developed an advanced fermentation process for producing butanol that offers substantial cost reduction and improvements in GHG emissions over the lifecycle.  This process is built around a platform of novel and proprietary microbes isolated from wide ranging environments. These robust hosts are further improved by genetic modification to increase yield and productivity.  The fermentation process utilizes waste agricultural and industrial feedstocks in order to increase profitability and decrease the environmental impact. The butanol fermentation is a viable alternative to corn derived ethanol offering greater feedstock flexibility and a higher quality biofuel product.



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