Gevo and TOTAL Cray Valley join forces to develop renewable isoamylene production process
Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF.
Gevo has signed a joint development agreement with TOTAL Cray Valley (part of TOTAL’s Polymers division) to upgrade fusel oils (also called fusel alcohols) from ethanol production into renewable isoamylene.
Press release: “Gevo Collaborates with TOTAL Cray Valley to Develop Renewable Isoamylene”, 14/10/2020.
Figure 1. Isoamylene is used in a diverse set of applications, including resins, pesticides, flavors and fragrances, pharmaceuticals, healthcare products, adhesives, antioxidants, and UV stabilizers.
Gevo has developed catalytic processes that selectively convert low-value fusel oils (mixtures of several higher alcohols that are by-products from fermentation processes such as ethanol or isobutanol production) into renewable chemicals (isoprene, ketones, aldehydes or olefins).