Contract fermentation: a way to successfully achieve industrial production
Biotechnology consists of combining scientific and technological processes with living organisms to create new useful properties. Its contribution to the environmental transition is significant within the bioeconomy. Many products from the petrochemical industry can be replaced by biobased products with the use of industrial fermentation. The industrial fermentation market was valued at $62B in 2021, […]
Leticia Dalmollin joined Leaf as Technical Service Representative, South America
We are happy to welcome Leticia Dalmollin as part of our team. Leticia joined in October 2022 as Leaf’s Technical Service Representative, South America. Through her position at Leaf, Leticia will serve our partners and clients, providing technical support in South America. Leticia, through her process and fermentation expertise, will monitor industrial parameters and results […]
Industrial sustainability: solutions and technologies
It seems that no matter where you look, somebody is talking about sustainability: from recycling to sustainable sourcing to industrial sustainability, etc. And for good reason. According to the latest research, much of the world will see average temperatures increase by between 1.5 and 5 degrees Celsius relative to today by 2050. But the risk […]
Molly Sproston is appointed Application Scientist at Green Lab
It gives us immense pleasure to announce that Molly Sproston, who has joined Leaf in 2020 is appointed Application Scientist at the Green Lab in Cedar Rapids, IA, USA. She previously joined Leaf’s Green Lab as Research Associate. She now manages and oversees daily activities at the Green Lab, our application center. Get to know Molly […]
Success story – Working with KBK Biotech to increase distillery’s efficiency
In 2019, KBK Biotech pvt.ltd started a grain-based distillery with a 69 KLPD operation capacity. It was commissioned with Ethanol Red®. KBK Biotech has for main objective to increase Fermentation Efficiency. From the beginning of this collaboration, our technical service team committed to create further value in order to maximize KBK Biotech’s profitability through continuous […]
Fueling a sustainable future with 1G ethanol
Bioethanol – also called 1G ethanol or conventional ethanol – is a biofuel from organic material, ranging from multiple grain crops, to agricultural and agro-industrial waste. This organic material is collectively known as biomass: the main feedstock used in producing bioethanol. For comparison purposes, fossil fuels such as oil, coal and gas are the remnants […]
How does fermentation stress affect plant profitability? – Through the study of industrial ethanol production
Like all biochemical processes, we can evaluate fermentation performance using the following 3 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): productivity, yield and titer. These 3 KPIs have a direct impact on industrial ethanol production cost and thus plant profitability. All fermentation stresses leading to an impact on one or several of these KPIs will also impact plant […]
What is cellulosic ethanol? Production, challenges & opportunities of 2G ethanol
Cellulosic ethanol, also referred to as “2G ethanol”, “second-generation” or “advanced biofuel” is ethanol produced from a plant fiber called cellulose. Cellulose makes up the cell wall of plant cells, it is a polymer consisting of glucose molecules linked in a long chain, often with various chemical modifications. Humans and most domestic animals cannot digest […]
Industrial fermentation: its contribution to the bioeconomy and renewable chemistry
In 2021, the equivalent of 1.7 planets has been used to satisfy our production and consumption needs. Faced with these observations, many industrial sectors are reconsidering their methods in sourcing, production, or transport to develop more sustainable and sounder ecosystems.
The Green Lab, a place of knowledge and expertise
In the heart of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where Lesaffre holds its Industrial Pilot Plant, the Green Lab was established in December 2017. Since then, we have been carrying out lab scale fermentation trials, driving optimization efforts in propagation and fermentation to improve yield and productivity, and studying stress factors affecting fermentation, with the ambition of […]
