Mar 2 2011
Netherlands- based, TU Delft and Kluyver have formulated an inventive technology for resourceful manufacture of bioethanol from agricultural waste.
They found that the inclusion of a single bacteria factor in baker’s yeast, the microorganism utilized in the manufacture of ethanol, improves the production of ethanol from agricultural wastes. The production process was licensed to DSM, a Life Sciences and Material Sciences company.
Under the signed accord, DSM has proceeded to invest in the follow-up research at the TU Delft facility. The researchers have found that the introduction of single bacteria eliminates the spin-off product glycerol and partially converts acetate, another by-product, which curbs ethanol production into ethanol. The yeast tailored to suit the manufacture of ethanol now generates more ethanol and fewer spin-off products.
DSM is targeting to achieve further development by including this method in the manufacture of second-generation biofuels from farming wastes. The company has provided more details on the signed license accord in the recently held Industrial Biotech World Europe congress in Amsterdam on 23rd February.
Source: http://www.dsm.com/