Exxon Mobil Corp, REG and Clariant Partner Up in Biofuel Project
January 23 2019 - 2:14AM
Dow Jones News
By Alberto Delclaux
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) and Renewable Energy Group Inc. (REGI)
have signed an agreement with Swiss company Clariant AG (CLN.EB) to
research the use of cellulosic sugars to produce biofuel, the U.S.
oil major said on Wednesday.
Exxon Mobil and REG have already worked on developing technology
to convert sugars from cellulosic biomass into biodiesel in a
single step, and the new agreement aims to combine that process
with Clariant's sunliquid process to develop a "seamless"
biomass-to-biodiesel technology, Exxon said.
"Applying Clariant's expertise and knowledge will help us better
understand and advance a key stage in the overall cellulosic
conversion process, and hopefully lead to the development of
scalable biodiesel technology," said Vijay Swarup, vice president
of research and development at ExxonMobil Research &
Engineering Co.
Write to Alberto Delclaux at alberto.delclaux@dowjones.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 23, 2019 01:59 ET (06:59 GMT)
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