TetraVitae Bioscience demos production of renewable n-butanol from a corn dry-mill
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 18, 2010
n-butanol is an important intermediate in the coatings, plastics, personal care, and packaging industries. The basis of the technology is Clostridium Beijerinckii BA 101, a mutant (non GMO) organism discovered by Professor Hans Blaschek of the University of Illinois which produces solvents (acetone-butanol-ethanol, ABE) at elevated levels.
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