Auburn University to use PureVision biomass fractionation

Biomass Magazine
November 2008
By Susanne Retka Schill
Web exclusive posted Oct. 28, 2008 at 1:45 p.m. CST

PureVision Technology Inc. marked a milestone in making its first equipment sale and technology transfer agreement in mid-October to Alabama’s Auburn University Natural Resources Management & Development Institute. The rapid biomass fractionation unit converts cellulosic biomass into sugars and lignin for making biofuels and chemicals. It will be used by Auburn’s Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts and be located in newly renovated space in the Forest Products Laboratory on the Auburn University campus. Funding for the equipment and research program is being provided by Auburn University, the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, the USDA and the U.S. DOE.

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