US biofuels player and ethanol producer Cargill is in the collaboration with Novozymes to develop a new breakthrough technology that would create acrylic acid through 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3HPA) using sugar. Engineered biological micro-organisms will be used to make 3HPA from fermented sugar. Bio-
organisms have known to have high efficiency in breaking down strong chemical bonds. The 3HPA is then used for acrylic acid production.
Due to the innovative biotechnology that would be involved, the project is granted $1.5 million from the US Department of Energy. The collaborating partners expecting the technology to be available within five years, which Cargill and Novozymes will license the technology. Capacity for pilot petrochemical plant has not yet been finalized.
organisms have known to have high efficiency in breaking down strong chemical bonds. The 3HPA is then used for acrylic acid production.
Due to the innovative biotechnology that would be involved, the project is granted $1.5 million from the US Department of Energy. The collaborating partners expecting the technology to be available within five years, which Cargill and Novozymes will license the technology. Capacity for pilot petrochemical plant has not yet been finalized.
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