Reducing Enzyme Costs Increases Market Potential of Biofuels; The Spectrum of Clean Energy Innovation (Fact Sheet)

Technical Report · Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/983720· OSTI ID:983720

Fact sheet describing NREL's work with enzyme producers Novozymes and Genencor to engineer new cellulase enzymes to breakdown cellulosic ethanol into fermentable sugars that can be converted into biofuels.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 983720
• Report Number(s): NREL/FS-6A4-47572; TRN: US201014%%1784
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

09 BIOMASS FUELS
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
BIOFUELS
BREAKDOWN
CELLULASE
ENERGY
ENGINEERS
ENZYMES
ETHANOL
MARKET
POTENTIALS
SACCHARIDES
SHEETS
WORK
CELLULOSIC ETHANOL
CELLULASE ENZYMES
GENENCOR
NOVOZYMES
BIOCHEMICAL FERMENTATION
National Renewable Energy Laboratory