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.