Genencor has launched a new product, Accellerase™ 1000  which, it says, is the first ever commercially available biomass enzyme developed specifically for second generation biorefineries. The new enzyme will, says the company, fill a large unmet need for reliable biomass enzyme supply to pilot and demonstration plant developers who are actively working on process development, scale up and integration.

Accellerase™ 1000 is the first in what the company expects to be a family of products tailored to different biomass feedstocks and system conditions.  The key features that are expected to be important at commercial scale are already built into this first product.

“The biofuels industry is at an inflection point with the development of cellulosic ethanol plants at the pilot and demonstration scale,” said Jack Huttner, vice president of biorefinery business development.  “Every biorefinery developer needs to know how enzymes will work in their system.  This product aims to address that need and to start a dialogue with potential partners about customized solutions and supply at the industrial scale.”

Product information and technical applications information is available on the website www.genencor.com/cellulosicethanol.