Dr. Patrick Gruber Awarded the Millson Award for Invention by the AATCC
April 12 2019 - 9:00AM
Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) announced that Patrick Gruber has been
named the recipient of the AATCC (American Association of Textile
Chemists and Colorists) Henry E. Millson award for invention for
the development of a green chemistry-based continuous process for
producing polylactic acid fibers known as PLA. A fiber that is
derived from renewable crops, is compostable and has a life cycle
that potentially reduces the Earth’s carbon dioxide level. The
Millson award recognizes inventions that are outstanding
contributions to textile technology.
Gruber is CEO and board member at Gevo, specializing in
converting carbohydrates into low carbon chemicals and fuels,
lessening reliance on petrochemical sources. He began his
career at Cargill in 1988 as technology manager in search of new
business opportunities involving renewable resource-based products
as raw materials. He served as technical director of Cargill’s
bioscience division from 1998 to 1999. In 1997, he co-founded
NatureWorks and served as vice president of technology and
operations and chief technology officer until 2005. Chemical
giants had spent decades trying to find a renewable and
environmentally safe raw material to make into plastic. Until
Gruber’s discovery in 1989, no one had discovered out how to make
PLA from plant starches with the right properties and inexpensively
enough for large scale production. A new fermentation and
distillation process enabled cheaper purification, better optical
composition control, and significant yield increases over existing
practice. The patented process enabled a single plant, using a
flexible manufacturing system, to produce different PLA grades for
multiple markets at low cost while adhering to environmentally
sound practices. Dr. Gruber stated, “I am extremely
privileged, and grateful receiving this award from the AATCC. I
thank Cargill who sponsored the development, and all of the
excellent people with whom I worked. I didn’t do it alone. Cargill
taught us to strive for 'making the world a better place for every
inhabitant on earth.' I’m lucky to have been able to have a career
where we try to do just that, through sustainable products that
reduce fossil carbon emissions and reduce pollution. Thank
you.”
Dr. Gruber received a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of
Minnesota. He also earned an M.S. in business administration from
the Carlson School of Management at the University of
Minnesota.
AATCC named the Millson award for invention for Henry E.
Millson, a noted inventor who was head of dyes research for
American Cyanamid. Millson, the 1958 recipient of AATCC’s Olney
Medal for outstanding achievement in textile chemistry, endowed the
award in 1979 with the stipulation that he never be considered a
candidate.
About GevoGevo is a next generation
“low-carbon” fuel company focused on the development and
commercialization of renewable alternatives to petroleum-based
products. Low-carbon fuels reduce the carbon intensity, or the
level of greenhouse gas emissions, compared to standard
fossil-based fuels across their lifecycle. The most common
low-carbon fuels are renewable fuels. Gevo is focused on the
development and production of mainstream fuels like gasoline and
jet fuel using renewable feedstocks that have the potential to
lower greenhouse gas emissions at a meaningful scale and enhance
agricultural production, including food and other related products.
In addition to serving the low-carbon fuel markets, through Gevo’s
technology, Gevo can also serve markets to produce chemical
intermediate products for solvents, plastics, and building block
chemicals. Learn more at our website: www.gevo.com
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