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. 

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).

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