BIO Roundtable: Feedstock Flexibility Key In Biochemical Industry
The Biotechnology Industry Organization held a reporter roundtable June 11, at which four representatives of companies focused on commercial biorefinery development emphasized the current and future opportunities in the biochemical industry, and provided technology progression updates. . .
...Tim Eggeman, Colorado-based ZeaChem Inc. cofounder and chief technology officer, reiterated the importance of feedstock flexibility, as well as the need to grow crops specifically dedicated to biofuel or biochemical production. "All the logistics associated with collecting (agriculture) residues can be done at relatively small plants, but if you're really serious about contributing 30 percent of the nation's energy use out of renewable fuels, a dedicated feedstock system is going to be needed," he said, adding that collocating biorefineries with farms that are growing the feedstock will create tight logistical ties.
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