Leaf Energy, Actinogen Collaborate on Bacterial Strains for Glycerol Pretreatment

摘要

Australia-based Leaf Energy Ltd. announced Leaf Energy Ltd. announced in December that it signed an agreement with Actinogen Ltd. to collaborate on certain bacterial strains from the Actinomycetes family that are relevant to Leaf Energy’s proprietary glycerol pretreatment process. “Leaf Energy is interested in these Actinomycetes strains as it believes that they have the potential to add value to Leaf Energy’s glycerol pretreatment process in two ways: Firstly, the Actinomycetes strains grow on glycerol as a feedstock. Secondly, they have been shown to produce enzymes (cellulases and lignases) that may be useful in the glycerol pretreatment process or generate valuable products (e.g. shikimic acid) that can add to the economics of the process,” according to a statement issued by Leaf Energy.