Reducing Enzyme Costs Increases the Market Potential of Biofuels (Fact Sheet)

Sara Havig

Reducing Enzyme Costs Increases the Market Potential of Biofuels (Fact Sheet)

Sara Havig

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Abstract

Cellulosic ethanol prices depend heavily on the cost of the cellulase enzymes used to break down the biomass into fermentable sugars. To reduce these costs, NREL partnered with two leading enzyme companies, Novozymes and Genencor, to engineer new cellulase enzymes that are exceptionally good at breaking down cellulose. Genencor is now part of DuPont Industrial Biosciences.

Original language	American English
State	Published - 2013

NREL Publication Number

NREL/FS-6A42-59013

Keywords

beta-glucosidase
cellulases
cellulose
costs
Dupont Industrial Biosciences
endoglucanase
enzyme companies
enzymes
exoglucanase
Franklinton, North Carolina
Genencor Energy
hydrolysis
Novozymes
Palo Alto, California
R&D 100

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