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Petrobras, Ineos Move On Biofuels

by Melody Voith
October 25, 2010 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 88, Issue 43

Brazilian state oil company Petrobras has signed an agreement with industrial enzyme maker Novozymes to develop a new route to produce lignocellulosic ethanol from sugarcane bagasse. The companies estimate bagasse-to-ethanol technology could increase the country's ethanol production by 40%, or 2.8 billion gal. Meanwhile, Ineos Bio, the biofuel arm of U.K.-based chemical company Ineos, says it has received permits to build a waste-to-bioenergy plant in Indian River County, Fla. The center will generate 8 million gal of ethanol annually from biomass including wood, agricultural, and vegetative wastes and will generate 6 MW of electricity.

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