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Citrus Waste to Ethanol
Florida's citrus processing plants produce 5 million tons of citrus waste annually. Citrus Energy's approach to ethanol production process is to take advantage of a feedstock where the primary financial and energy costs of growing, harvesting, transportation and collection are supported by the existing product stream.
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The Citrus Energy Process
Citrus waste feedstock can produce ethanol at significantly lower cost than corn feedstock and is the most economically attractive of the potential cellulosic feedstocks. It does not compete with the food supply for animals or humans. read more... |
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Citrus Energy, LLC. Technical Approach
The key step is conversion of citrus (primarily orange and grapefruit) processing waste to a mixture of glucose, fructose, galacturonic acid, arabinose, galactose, and xylose by hydrolysis using a mixture of currently available commercial enzymes. read more... |
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The Worlds Need for Renewable Energy
The oil and gas industry represents both a favorable environment for making acquisitions as well as an attractive operating environment due to the increasing demand for oil and gas products worldwide. read more... |
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