Lignol Energy Corporation, a leading technology company in the cellulosic ethanol sector, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with enzyme producer Novozymes, in which the companies have established the framework of a multi-year collaboration agreement to optimise the latest generation of Novozymes’ enzymes for use in Lignol’s cellulosic biofuel process.
Lignol plans to construct large-scale biorefineries for the production of cellulosic biofuel from wood chips and forestry residues. Novozymes supplies enzymes that convert cellulosic biomass into sugars that can then be fermented into ethanol. The companies plan to use Lignol’s fully integrated industrial-scale pilot plant in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada to optimise enzyme performance across a range of cellulosic feedstocks in Lignol’s process. The announcement follows progress in cooperation between the companies that has resulted in significant improvements in the conversion of woody biomass to ethanol.
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