
In the wild, P. putida naturally produces β-ketoadipic acid. NREL scientists used genetic engineering to make the process more prolific. Figure by Allision Werner, NREL
October 3, 2024
BY U.S. Department of Energy
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The U.S. Forest Service on Aug. 5 awarded $300,000 to LanzaTech Inc. to support design work for a proposed biorefinery in Bellemont, Arizona, what would produce wood-based ethanol. The project would create a new market for low-value woody biomass.
The U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council organized a trade mission for 10 poultry and swine nutritionists from Central America (CTA) and the Caribbean to visit key stakeholders in the grain utilization and logistics sectors in Minnesota.
The U.S. exported 206.06 million gallons of ethanol and 1.1 million metric tons of distillers grains in June, according to data released by the USDA on Aug. 4. Exports of both products were up from the previous month and June 2025.
Bio-acetone coproduction alongside ethanol stands out as a new opportunity for product diversification.
In July, U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council Director of Global Sustainability Carlos F. Suárez traveled to India to join the Council’s South Asia team in promoting U.S. distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) to aquaculture producers.