Your path to sustainable success starts with your operation’s profitability, which is directly tied to your production yield, operational costs, and output consistency. With Virtuo™, re-discover our commitment to supporting your operations, backed by Lesaffre’s 170+ years of fermentation expertise.
Our Virtuo™ range of products is designed to elevate your process to its full potential. Get ready to redefine what is possible for your bioethanol production.
Count on Virtuo™ Edge – our hybrid yeast solution specifically crafted for the ethanol industry – to help you achieve your profitability goals through maximized yield, even under the most challenging conditions.
Designed to thrive even under demanding fermentation conditions, Virtuo™ Edge delivers performance in stressful environments, including higher ethanol concentrations, temperature fluctuations, and pH variations. Virtuo™ Edge empowers your operations with greater productivity and reduced variability, ensuring optimized process efficiency and consistent results when it matters most.
Targeting higher solids and throughput in your production process is one of many pathways to decrease your energy consumption. To achieve these process upgrades, make sure to rely on a high-performing, robust strain that thrives under higher ethanol titers. Virtuo™ Edge will let you experience never-before-seen optimization.
Virtuo™ Edge brings you a competitive edge in the way you produce ethanol from grain thanks to a 2% yield improvement
Get ready to produce more ethanol from the same feedstock input with an average 15% glycerol reduction, thanks to enhanced ethanol tolerance
Even under demanding conditions, such as temperature excursions up to 40°C, Virtuo™ Edge demonstrates improved KPIs.
Available under dry form in Europe, Asia Pacific, and China
Dry format: 24 months from production date under recommended storage conditions
Dry format: initial yeast density in fermentation vessel of 5 – 10 million viable cells per milliliter