Flint Hills Resources Licenses Edeniq’s Pathway Technology
February 10 2016 - 7:22PM
Business Wire
Edeniq’s Pathway Technology produces cellulosic
ethanol, enhances yield, and increases oil recovery
Edeniq, Inc., a biorefining and cellulosic technology company,
today announced that it has signed an agreement with Flint Hills
Resources, a leading U.S. ethanol producer, to license Edeniq’s
Pathway Technology for all of its ethanol plants.
Edeniq’s Pathway Technology integrates Edeniq’s Cellunator™ high
shear equipment with cellulase enzymes to convert corn kernel fiber
to cellulosic ethanol. The technology utilizes existing
fermentation and distillation equipment to produce up to 2.5%
cellulosic ethanol and a 7% increase in overall ethanol yield.
Edeniq’s Pathway Technology includes a proprietary technical
validation process that enables customers to quantify the amount of
cellulosic ethanol produced within their plants and comply with the
registration, recordkeeping, and reporting required by the EPA to
generate cellulosic D3 Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) as
defined by the Renewable Fuel Standard. Edeniq is the leader in
developing analytical methods to quantify cellulosic ethanol
co-produced with conventional ethanol during fermentation, which is
required to access regulatory value.
“This comprehensive Pathway agreement is the seventh license
agreement between our companies, including the installation of
Edeniq’s Cellunators at three of FHR’s plants,” said Brian Thome,
President and CEO of Edeniq. “Our work with Flint Hills
demonstrates the value of our technology to increase profitability
in the ethanol industry.”
Flint Hills has been an investor in Edeniq since April 2012 and
a customer since June 2012.
About Edeniq, Inc.
Edeniq has developed leading processes for producing low-cost
cellulosic sugars and cellulosic ethanol. Edeniq’s capital light
and operationally efficient solutions can be easily integrated into
existing biorefineries that produce ethanol, other biofuels,
biochemicals, and/or bio-based products. Edeniq currently sells or
licenses its technologies to biorefineries in the United States.
Edeniq was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Visalia,
California with a field office in Omaha, Nebraska. More information
can be found at www.edeniq.com.
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Edeniq, Inc.Lily Wachter, 559-302-1777lwachter@edeniq.com