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Leaf Resources and Novozymes Launch Biomass-To-Sugars Collaboration
- Published December 07, 2016 12:00AM UTC
- Publisher Wholesale Investor
- Categories Company Updates
7th December 2016, ASX Announcement
Leaf Resources’ patented biomass pretreatment process- GLYCELL – is an innovative, high-yield route to clean, economical cellulosic sugars
Leaf Resources today announced a collaboration with Novozymes, the world’s largest producer of industrial enzymes, to further increase the yields and efficiency associated with Leaf Resources’ innovative biomass conversion technology.
GLYCELL1 is a unique combination of well-established process engineering and advanced chemistry. The GLYCELL technology operates at low temperature and pressure, and uses crude glycerin as a low cost, recyclable reagent. The process efficiently deconstructs plant biomass and produces a high-yield of high-quality, concentrated cellulose and hemicellulose sugars, which in turn enables cost competitive production of renewable chemicals.
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