By combining Enogen corn with Cellerate technology, ethanol plants can see a significant improvement in ethanol yields.
By Ken Sanderman
To maximize the efficiency of its ethanol production processes, the Quad County Corn Processors (QCCP) ethanol plant in Galva,
Iowa, developed a process that uses the fiber in corn kernels and converts it into ethanol, improving overall ethanol yield per bushel of corn by 6 percent. When Enogen® is combined with Cellerate™ technology, it significantly increases the efficiency of the ethanol plant by increasing throughput up to 15 percent and reducing energy usage by as much as 20 percent. QCCP expects to produce an additional 2 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year by combining Cellerate technology with Enogen corn enzyme technology. This combination is expected to create synergistic benefits for ethanol plants beyond what can be achieved through either technology alone.
