RedOx Biofuels uses MMR, a proprietary electrochemical synthesis process, to convert ligno-cellulosic materials into ethanol and other high-performance, high-value fuels and chemicals.
MMR combines a metal species with a proprietary electrolyte that reacts with ligno-cellulosic feedstocks. The process is capable of performing the three key steps required for fuel synthesis: hydrolysis, oxidation/reduction, and catalysis.

While other companies are also working to develop technologies for making cellulosic fuels, RedOx Biofuels' approach is unique in that it:

• Reduces enzymatic chemistry to a readily scalable electrochemical process (MMR) supporting a variety of feedstocks;
• Generates little or no secondary waste–a major drawback of competing acid hydrolysis technologies;
• Requires no complicated pretreatment or post-treatment of feedstocks;
• Scales to accommodate production capacities of varying sizes and geographic locations.

Diagram of RedOx MMR Process
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RedOx's MMR technology (pictured above) can be used to convert a range of ligno-cellulosic materials into ethanol and other high performing fuels and chemicals for the automotive, aerospace, and motorsport industries.

• Ethanol from waste biomass
• Furans and other high-value fuels from lignin
• Chemicals such as humic acid
• Depolarized hydrogen using 40% less energy than conventional hydrolysis

Ethanol today is typically made from food sources such as corn (the predominant feedstock in the US), wheat (Europe), and sugar cane (Brazil). Regardless of the feedstock used, the process is the same: The food source is harvested, its starches and sugars are extracted, and then those sugars are fermented and distilled. The leftover portion of the plant, with its stalk, roots, stems, and leaves, is either plowed underground or burned.

This unused portion of the plant is an example of a "ligno-cellulosic" material – material that contains lignin, hemicellulose, and cellulose, comprising the structural part of the plant. Other examples of ligno-cellulosic materials include arboreal waste (such as wood chips and leaves), agricultural waste (corn stover, rice straw), industrial waste (saw dust, paper pulp), and even sewage.

RedOx Biofuels' proprietary MMR technology platform is the only scalable, market-ready technology for producing cellulosic ethanol that does not require the construction of large-capacity biorefineries to make the production process cost-effective.

Table RedOx MMR Feedstock and Benefits
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