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An
Integrated Process for Succinic Acid from Low Cost Sugars--LEC
TECH, Inc., 16647 Chandler Road, East Lansing, MI
48823; 517-332-4610
Dr.
Dilum D. Dunuwila, Principal Investigator, dunuwila@yahoo.com
Dr.
Kris Arvid Berglund, Business Official, krisarvidberglund@yahoo.com
DOE
Grant No. DE-FG02-02ER83477
Amount:
$99,920
This
project addresses the conversion of biomass to useful chemicals.
In particular, a fully integrated process will be developed for the
production of succinic acid from biomass. Issues
of pretreatment, fermentation, and product recovery will be examined for
significant improvement in overall economics.
Phase I will study the fermentation of sugars to succinic acid in order
to establish the feasibility of the process.
Commercial
Applications and Other Benefits
as described by the awardee: A commercially viable process for chemical
production should be economically competitive to fossil fuel based processes.