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Don't forget the other alcohol: Cobalt Biofuels raises $25M for biobutanol production

With all the negative publicity about corn ethanol lately there hasn't been much discussion about another longer chain alcohol, specifically butanol. Like other alcohols, it makes a good motor fuel and it can also be synthesized from biomass. Mountainview, CA-based Cobalt Biofuels has raised a $25 million round of venture funding toward its goal of commercializing biobutanol. The company has developed a microbe-based process for producing butanol from non-food biomass. The new funding will be used to expand an existing test production facility ... Read more →

Cobalt Biofuels gets $25 million for biobutanol Jeremy Korzeniewski

When most people think of biofuels, the usual suspects that first sprint to mind are ethanol and biodiesel. That's not to say, though, that these are the only game in town. There's another player for ...

Don't forget the other alcohol: Cobalt Biofuels raises $25M for biobutanol production 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

With all the negative publicity about corn ethanol lately there hasn't been much discussion about another longer chain alcohol, specifically butanol. Like other alcohols, it makes a good motor fuel and it can also be synthesized from biomass. Mountainview, CA-based Cobalt Biofuels has raised a $25 ...

Cobalt Biofuels gets $25 million for biobutanol 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

When most people think of biofuels, the usual suspects that first sprint to mind are ethanol and biodiesel. That's not to say, though, that these are the only game in town. There's another player for a non-petroleum alcohol fuel that could displace gasoline in the form of butanol, which can be ...


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