Oral Presentation 6B-02

Designing a Profitable Lignocellulosic Feedstock for Ethanol Production

 

Sean Simpson,1 Tim Volk,2 Larry Smart,2 Lawrence Abrahamson,2 Richard Forster(1)

and Peter Lee(1)

 

(1)AgriGenesis Biosciences Ltd.

One Fox Street

Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand

Phone: 64(9)374-3708

E-mail: s.simpson@agrigenesis.co.nz

(2)State University of New York

College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF)

Syracuse, NY 13210-02778

 

 

SUNY-ESF and AgriGenesis have formed a partnership to develop a dedicated lignocellulosic biomass crop for the biomass-to-ethanol industry. AgriGenesis is a New Zealand based plant biotech company that has developed advanced, gene-based technologies for plant fibre engineering. SUNY-ESF has 18 years experience in the breeding, crop management and harvesting of short rotation Salix species. The partnership has been formed to optimize biomass production and chemical composition for maximum profitability in the biomass to ethanol industry. Our rationale, and progress made will be discussed.