Many companies like DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol, Iogen Corporation , Lignol, POET and Pure Vision Technology, have already produced cellulosic ethanol from demonstration plants or will do so within the year. Most are processing about 1 ton of material into ethanol daily. From that ton of biomass, they are producing between 70 gallons and 85 gallons of biofuels. Commercial production is expected to follow by 2010 or 2011.
Although financing obstacles might derail the below mentioned efforts by some top companies, experts believe that around 300 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol will be available for use.
For example, Coskata’s process is far more robust than originally estimated because the company can process cellulosic feedstock from agricultural sources, urban land waste, forests and a variety of manufacturing waste materials. Company officials also said once the process is perfected, ethanol from cellulosic sources would become price competitive with gasoline without any federal tax credit.
Another company which requires a special mention is POET. POET, the world’s largest ethanol producer, is currently working with agricultural equipment manufacturers and farmers to find the best way to harvest cellulosic feedstock. They are already producing cellulosic ethanol from corn cobs at a pilot-scale plant in Scotland apart and is also planning to produce a 25 million gallon producing cellulosic ethanol plant.
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