Global biofuels enzyme market estimated at $500 million for 2010, poised for rapid growth

Biofuels Digest
March 08, 2010

In Florida, enzyme cocktails are the subject of a review by Green Energy News, focusing on the 10+ enzymes which University of Central Florida researcher Henry Daniell has conconted to maximize the extraction of sugars from waste biomass, and Daniell has predicted that up to 200 Mgy of ethanol can be produced annually from Florida’s citrus waste. The research team’s nature-based enzymes, created by bacteria and fungi, are just a few of the new enzymes that have been shaking up the economics of cellulosic ethanol this year. Genencor has released its Accellerase group of enzymes, while Novozymes released its Cellic line of enzymes with a focus on driving celluloisic ethanol production costs to $2 per gallon. Verenium meanwhile, released Xylathin to improve the economics of producing enzymes from cereal grains.

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