Praj Industries has signed a construction license agreement (CLA) with Gevo Inc to commercialise technology for production of Isobutanol, using sugary-based feedstocks such as juice, syrup and molasses.
The company will provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services to third parties using a process design package developed by it. This package uses Gevo Inc’s proprietary Isobutanol biocatalyst on sugary-based feedstock.
Isobutanol derived from the proprietary process is high energy renewable intermediate product that finds application in aviation and racing cars. Praj Industries also signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Gevo Inc to commercialise Gevo Inc’s renewable hydrocarbons products. This includes Gevo Inc’s renewable alcohol-to-jet fuel (“ATJ”) and renewable isooctane, derived from renewable Isobutanol.
Gevo Inc expects to leverage Praj Industries’ Enfinity technology to produce second generation drop-in hydrocarbons utilising Gevo Inc’s existing technology that has already been proven. It expects to scale up quickly and be ready for the Indian market as early as 2020.