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 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) |
| State | Published - 2013 |
NLR 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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