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The Northern Great Plains has some of the best potential for developing a significant biomass industry because of low-cost feedstocks and home-grown technical expertise, said Zygarlicke, deputy director for research at the EERC.
very significant milestone for Abengoa,” Santos-Leon said. “Our objective is really to have good technology, to license the technology and to be able to use multiple crops to make biofuels. I think this is really our vision for the future.”
Abengoa’s research into new enzyme fermentation methods to break down lignin—a substance within the cell walls of plant-derived biomass that’s difficult to ferment—into a productive source of energy is enhanced by working with com-
panies like Dyadic International, Novozymes Inc., NatureWorks LLC and Syngenta to further research lignocellulosic ethanol. Greg Loest, director of technology integration for ICM Inc. in Colwich, Kan.,
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