What is the preferred method of pretreatment? (What companies are working in the pretreatment area?
This is an open area of research. Dilute acid pretreatment is well known and is the basis of a lot of research being done within the industry. There are, however, other pretreatments that are well documented and have their own benefits and/or tradeoffs. The preferred method in each case would depend on the economic drivers in the process/company/country. At this point, no clear winner has been identified. In Novozymes we are working with leading industry partners like Broin (see Broin’s press release) and ICM (see ICM’s press release) – as well as 30 players worldwide that are all building pilot or demo plants.
