Using corn cobs as feedstock, the Poet Research Center in South Dakota, United States, will produce 20,000 gallons a year.
The $8m pilot plant is a precursor to Poet’s $200m “Project Liberty,” a commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant that will begin production in 2011.
“After producing 1,000 gallons, we’ve already been able to validate all of what we learned in the lab and believe the process will be ready for commercialization when we start construction on Project Liberty next year,” Poet chief executive Jeff Broin says.
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