Cellulosic Ethanol

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> Project Liberty

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Process

Project LIBERTY will be the first commercial-scale demonstration of POET's groundbreaking process. We will use enzymatic hydrolysis to convert cobs and crop residue -- such as leaves and husks -- into ethanol.

Working with the Danish enzyme producer Novozymes, POET uses enzymes to unlock the cellulose. The cobs and other material must be pretreated to make the tough biomass more receptive to fermentation. Once treated, the material is then fermented and distilled in much the same way that grain-based ethanol is today.

The process leaves behind excess material, which is sent to anaerobic digesters, generating power for both the cellulosic ethanol plant and our adjacent grain-based ethanol plant.

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