(Biofuels International) Clariant, a developer of specialty chemicals, and Enviral, Slovakia’s largest bioethanol producer, have announced a license agreement on sunliquid cellulosic ethanol technology. The move will see one of Europe’s first advanced biofuel plants built at the Enviral site in Leopoldov.
Enviral will use Clariant’s sunliquid technology to help construct a full-scale commercial plant for the commercial production of cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues. This new plant will be integrated into the existing facilities at Enviral’s Leopoldov site with an annual production capacity of 50,000 tons. Clariant’s sunliquid technology will be used alongside starter cultures from its proprietary enzyme and yeast platform to process Enviral feedstock into cellulosic ethanol.
The sunliquid technology offers a completely integrated process using already established process technology. In order to achieve a strong commercial performance, feedstock production is integrated into the technology, alongside process specific enzymes and simultaneous C5 and C6 fermentation. READ MORE
CLARIANT AND ENVIRAL ANNOUNCE FIRST LICENSE AGREEMENT ON SUNLIQUID® CELLULOSIC ETHANOL TECHNOLOGY (Clariant)
Enviral to use Clariant’s sunliquid cellulosic ethanol technology (chemicals-technology.com)