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Enerkem starts commercial waste-to-biofuels plant
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Enerkem officially commissioned last week its first commercial biorefinery in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, that will produce biofuels and chemicals using municipal waste. The facility, operated by Enerkem Alberta Biofuels, will have a capacity of up to 38 million liters/year initially producing biomethanol. A module converting the biomethanol into advanced ethanol will be added by the…
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BIO World Congress 2014: Day 3
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BIO World Congress 2014: Day 2
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Biopolymers Symposium 2014
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Brazilian Industrial Biotech Association (ABBI) launched
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Companies that include Amyris, BASF, BioChemtex, BP, Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira, Dow Chemical, DSM, DuPont, GranBio, Novozymes, Raizen and Rhodia have joined forces to form the Brazilian Industrial Biotechnology Association (Associação Brasileira de Biotecnologia Industrial or ABBI) with a primary objective of fostering a dialogue within Brazilian society about the advancements of industrial biotechnology in…
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Q&A: Rivertop Renewables on Glucaric Acid
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Here’s another recent Q&A that I had, this time with Rivertop Renewables about their glucaric acid. The company recently raised $26 million from Cargill, First Green Partners and existing investors. Q: When will Rivertop start up its semi-works facility in Missoula? What products will be produced in this facility? What is the capacity of this…
