Accellerase for the future
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. And Genencor wants to use it to fuel our cars.
Grassroot movement. Switchgrass could be a valuable resource in producing green fuels (Photo: Steve Renich)
By using a feed stocks such as switch grass, cellulosic waste, and corn cobs, Accellerase will revolutionize the market of renewable green fuels and biochemicals.
Accellerase® DUET is a milestone in the journey to make cellulosic ethanol at a commercial, profitable scale. As Genencor's newest advance in their Accellerase line of enzymes, Accellerase® DUET is first in the industry that delivers a major leap in biomass hydrolosis and enzymatic synergy. Its balanced enzyme activities can hydrolyse complex cellulosic biomass to fermentable C5 and C6 sugars, often at 3-fold lower dose and faster than anything you've seen. Accelleras® DUET puts you face-to-face with a startling economic threshold: 50 cents enzyme cost per gallon of ethanol.
Genencor delivers enzymes to the Asnæs power plant in Kalundborg, producing 5,4 million litres of bio ethanol annualy.
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