Novonesis announces cooperation to expand biofuels production in Vietnam

Which feedstocks are they targeting beyond molasses or cassava? The biggest scaling risk I’ve seen is rainy season variability driving enzyme dosing swings and contamination; inline NIR on incoming biomass plus a quick qPCR screen for lactobacillus at receiving cut rework and stabilized yields.

Scaling ethanol/biodiesel in VN, the pain points aren’t the MoU, it’s feedstock variability and utilities: cassava/molasses gum up heat exchangers and columns, UCO swings wreck transesterification, and high wet-bulb hammers your cooling water. Bake in rock traps and magnets, CIP-friendly exchangers, methanol recovery, and hard interlocks on enzyme temp and pH and on glycerin spec, otherwise your alarm log becomes the bottleneck.