Sludge Watch ==> Minnesota - ethanol from paper sludge

[Maureen Reilly]

Commercial ethanol plant could break ground in Minnesota
Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 4:09 PM

by Katie Allen

Minnesota could become home to the first commercial cellulosic ethanol 
plant. Mascoma, a company based in Boston, created an ethanol-making process 
for the potential new facility that extracts carbon-5 sugars in paper 
sludge.

Mascoma’s media relations told Brownfield the company is still in the 
planning stage of choosing a site. Researchers from the University of 
Minnesota have tested paper sludge samples from several mills throughout the 
state to determine where to put the new facility. The facility is projected 
to produce about 1.5 million gallons per year.

Mascoma has several biomass-to-ethanol projects in development, including a 
switchgrass-based ethanol pilot project in Tennessee.

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