Commercial US production of Amyris Diesel from sweet sorghum is targeted for 2013 with potential partners in Hawaii, California or the Southeast US. Amyris’ integrated production process uses low-risk, industrially proven yeast-based fermentation of traditional or lignocellulosic-derived sugar feedstocks. Amyris’ fermentation product is readily recovered as a water-immiscible oil; fermentation waste will be treated by anaerobic digestion to reduce effluent and utilize residual sugars for biogas production. Resulting biogas will be converted to hydrogen via steam-methane reformation for use in product finishing processes.
Amyris’ presentation will detail its IBR project workflow, process design, partnerships and critical success factors. De-risking US commercial production from lignocellulosic feedstocks and scaling up at a pace capable of meeting EPA and state targets for GHG reduction will be emphasized as Amyris develops capabilities in the US to parallel and expand upon its Brazil scale-up efforts.
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