The Race To Commercialize Cellulosic Ethanol
As the race for sustainable fuel technology revs up, everything from corn husks and sugar cane to poplar trees and municipal waste - along with a multitude of other materials - are all in the running to help power the nation's automobiles in the coming years...
...ZeaChem Inc., based in Lakewood, Colo., is planning to take things a bit further by creating a hybrid of the two technologies, designed to break down cellulose. "We're the Prius of cellulosic ethanol technology," says Carrie Atiyeh, director of public affairs.
She says ethanol producers typically get 90 to 100 gallons of fuel from each bone dry ton of feedstock, but with its approach, ZeaChem gets 135 gallons per ton.
"Efficiency is absolutely key to economic performance and environmental impact."
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