Actinogen (ASX: ACW) has identified a way of increasing the production of cellulase(s), a product crucial in making bioethanol, by at least 37% by using a continuous infusion system with laboratory purity glycerol as a nutrient supply.
Last month, the company announced it has discovered how to make cellulase(s), which has been confirmed in scale at fermentation trials by the CSIRO.
During the company’s research program to develop cheaper production methods of biofuels, Actinogen discovered actinomycetes that produce cellulase(s) as a by-product when breaking down newspaper, brown paper and glycerol.
Independent tests conducted by the CSIRO confirmed that Actinogen can produce cellulase(s) in volumes of up to at least 10 litres.
This system can now be optimised through the continuous culture production of cellulase(s) potentially from the glycerol by-product of the biodiesel industry.
Importantly, with continuing success in its research, Actinogen is now ready to expand its research program to industrial based assessment and pilot scale development.
The company will continue its research into producing cellulase(s) from using waste glycerol from the biodiesel industry, waste papers, green waste and other domestic wastes to produce cheaper biofuels.