Converting Waste Agricultural Biomass into a Resource - UNEP

Collaboration with other companies such as Satake Corporation from Japan
to provide the equipment necessary to make BFRAC possible. Broin was able
to negotiate a long-term exclusive with Satake for the equipment developed
through collaboration. Also, the Department of Energy's National Renewable
Energy Laboratory (NREL) has partnered with private biotech companies to
make important advances in conversion technology.
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The process not only reduces energy costs, but also releases additional
starch content for conversion to ethanol, increases protein content and quality
of byproducts, increases byproduct flowability, potentially increases plant
throughput, and significantly decreases plant emissions.
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