 Xethanol
has partnered with a number of Universities and National Research
Institutes to develop new technologies to improve the production of
ethanol and its co-products from biomass.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Xethanol
has an ongoing program with NREL to research into a Clean Fractionation
technology to reduce fermentation time and decrease energy costs in the
ethanol production process.
Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), US Department of Agriculture
Xethanol is proceeding with a Cooperative Research and Development Agreeement (CRADA) with FPL to engineer genetically modified yeasts that will substantially increase fermentation time of such feedstocks such as xylose, to produce either ethanol or xylitol, a natural sweetener.
US Department of Agriculture
Xethanol has established a venture located in Bartow, Florida, the heart of
the state's citrus industry. This will implement the results of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the USDA on the conversion of waste citrus biomass into ethanol. This CRADA aims to improve the economics of fuel production, while producing other marketable co-products, such as limonene and citrus oil.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Xethanol
has an ongoing research alliance with Virginia Polytechnic Institute to
investigate the effect of newly developed enzymes on feedstocks such as
recycled paper sludge, cotton gin mill waste, corn cobs and oat hulls.
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