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Protected: Analysis: Biomass Pretreatments, Interview with Leaf Resources
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Leaf Resources in biorefinery JV
I had an interesting interview with Australia-based Leaf Resources regarding their biomass pre-treatment technology called Glycell, which uses glycerol as a reagent, in order to break down plant biomass into lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose at low temperature and pressure. Leaf Resources recently announced a joint venture called Leaf Development LLC with Claeris LLC of Dallas, … Continue reading
MBI bags biomass pretreatment patent
I have been learning more about pre-treatment processing for biomass as I don’t really cover much about this area. My interview with MBI (Michigan Biotechnology Institute) made me aware of the problems concerning the use of cellulosic feedstock for biofuel and bio-based chemicals application as the pretreatment process is a costly undertaking for companies to … Continue reading