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DOE Awards Novozymes $12.3M to Increase Efficiency of Enzymes for Cellulosic Ethanol Production 2x

Posted on October 08, 2008

Novozymes is seeking to decrease the dosage of enzymes required for the hydrolysis stage of cellulosic ethanol production. Click to enlarge. Credit: NovozymesThe US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded Novozymes a $12.3 million contract to improve the enzymes necessary to produce cellulosic ethanol. Novozymes' project DECREASE (Development of a Commercial-Ready Enzyme Application System for Ethanol) aims to improve the performance of Novozymes' most advanced enzyme system by decreasing the dosage of enzyme required to hydrolyze biomass into fermentable sugars suitable for cellulosic ethanol prod...

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