Thursday, February 21, 2008

Iowa State researcher seeks to improve efficiency of ethanol process

Iowa State University News Service - AMES, Iowa -- A research collaboration between Iowa State University professor Jay-lin Jane and POET Energy is hoping to find starches to further improve the efficiency of POET's patent-pending BPX™ process.

The BPX process uses raw starch hydrolysis that converts starch to sugar and then ferments to ethanol without the use of heat. It is used in 20 of POET's 22 ethanol production facilities. The benefits of the process include reduced energy costs, increased ethanol yields, increased nutrient quality in the feed co-products and decreased plant emissions.

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