August 15, 2007 – Vol.12 No.21

SunEthanol -- Q Microbe Could Advance Cellulosic Ethanol Technology.

SunEthanol Inc., a biofuels technology company, has announced that it has secured funding to commercialize the Q Microbe, a unique natural bacteria capable of converting cellulose into ethanol. Funding, in the form of Series A financing, was provided by VeraSun Energy, Battery Ventures, Long River Ventures and AST Capital.

SunEthanol’s Q Microbe technology was licensed from the University of Massachusetts and was discovered by University of Massachusetts professor of microbiology, Dr. Susan Leschine in the soil of New England, near the Quabbin Reservoir.

SunEthanol’s Q Microbe represents a technology that consolidates multiple steps into a single efficient and natural process, potentially resulting in a lower cost of production and the ability to convert various forms of biomass into ethanol.

Dr. Leschine and the SunEthanol lab team. believes that the Q Microbe’s consolidated bio-processing (CBP) process can be used with a wide variety of plentiful biomass feedstocks including: switchgrass, corn stover, wheat straw, sugar cane bagasse, and wood pulp. It can potentially be used in all parts of the world where biomass is plentiful. (8/15/07)

Links:

SunEthanol http://www.sunethanol.com

Battery Ventures http://www.battery.com

Long River Ventures http://www.longriverventures.com

VeraSun Energy Corporation http://www.verasun.com

Disclaimer, Forward-Looking or Safe Harbor Statement on original press release: No

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