Novozyme enzyme could increase ethanol yields by 1%

Feedstuffs
(6/10/2010)

Novozymes, maker of biofuel enzymes, announced the launch of a new enzyme that makes it possible to produce more ethanol from the same amount of corn. The product, Spirizyme Excel, converts more starch in corn, wheat, and other feedstocks into sugars which can be fermented to ethanol, thereby allowing producers to increase yields by more than one percent. Compared to other available solutions, a typical ethanol plant can gain $1 million or more per year using the enzyme, the company said.

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