Theoretically, isobutanol can be burned at up to a 16% blend rate with gasoline, more than the 15% restriction currently imposed by EPA on ethanol blends – and that rate (E15) is allowed only ...

For the last five years, a group of marine manufacturers has been testing isobutanol, another form of alcohol that does not attract water or corrode fuel lines and boasts 30 percent higher energy ...

For the first time, BESC researchers have succeeded in producing isobutanol directly from cellulosic plant matter using bacteria. Being a higher grade of alcohol than ethanol, isobutanol holds ...

LUVERNE, Minn. (AP) -- A Colorado company plans to convert a Minnesota ethanol plant to make a different kind of alcohol: isobutanol. Gevo Inc. of Englewood, Colo., hopes to begin isobutanol ...

Gevo is producing higher-chain alcohols such as isobutanol, which currently come from oil. “We found a way to produce isobutanol at 50 percent of the cost of petrochemical processes, and it’s ...

Isobutanol can also be used to fuel boat engines and small engines. During the fourth quarter, Gevo's Luverne plant churned out 190,000 gallons of isobutanol, its highest quarterly production ever.

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Isobutanol - Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global market for Isobutanol was estimated at US$850.4 ...

The Gevo segment focuses on the research and development activities related to the future production of isobutanol, including the development of the firm's proprietary biocatalysts, the production ...

Gevo will retain ownership of certain isobutanol-production-related assets and a portion of the vacant land at the site for future use. With these retained assets, Gevo could potentially produce ...