Fuel ethanol (biomass)

Beyond fossil fuels

Using Genencor's cellulase enzymes, ethanol can be produced from biomass - renewable, readily available waste products such as crop residues, wood chips, and switch grass.

Genencor is bringing all biotechnology tools to bear to overcome technical obstacles and costs to make production of ethanol from biomass practical and cost-effective.

Benefit	Genencor product
Enhanced saccharification performance on a variety of feedstocks. - Ability to operate in simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) processes - High beta-glucosidase activity to minimize residual cellobiose  Unclarified product. - The remaining nutrients from enzyme production are available to the yeast in addition to the fermentable sugars produced by saccharification. Minimal formulation to ensure that enzyme formulation chemicals do not interfere with saccharification carbohydrate profile analysis or subsequent yeast fermentation.	Accellerase™  1000
Environmentally friendly Renewable energy cycle - Uses waste products to produce ethanol fuel  Cost-effective  Beneficial to farmers and the economy  Reduced dependence on nonrenewable fuel sources	Cellulase enzymes