Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC

United Statesbutamax.com

Its role Developer

project tracked
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partner companies
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news article
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Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC (Butamax) is a technology developer and licensor focused on renewable isobutanol (biobutanol) production. Formed as a joint venture by BP and DuPont, the company develops fermentation and downstream processing technologies to convert carbohydrate feedstocks into isobutanol for fuel and chemical markets.

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Butamax targets bio-isobutanol as a gasoline blend component compatible with existing infrastructure and as a versatile C4 building block for chemical applications, including solvents, coatings, and derivatives produced via isobutylene. Its business model centers on process development, intellectual property, and licensing to producers seeking to retrofit or build facilities for advanced biofuel and biochemical production.

The project Butamax is involved in

chemXplore tracks 1 project involving Butamax.

BP-DuPont Kingston Research biobutanol demo plant at Saltend
Phase
On Hold / Postponed
Where
United Kingdom
Makes
n-Butanol
Partners
British Sugar , DuPont , bp

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