Revolutionary CelluSmart Technology Enables Ethanol Producers to Produce Low-Carbon Fuels and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

ASTM Method E-3417-24 has been updated with the introduction of CelluSmart technology from Megazyme®, a food safety solutions leader. This new technology improves upon the previous NREL procedure by introducing a yeast-degrading cocktail (YDC) and enables ethanol producers to produce low-carbon fuels, generate D3 RINs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60% compared to petroleum-based fuels. This contributes significantly towards achieving climate goals.

Neogen’s president and CEO, John Adent, highlighted the success of the biofuel industry in renewable energy production and how CelluSmart is playing an important role in contributing to a more sustainable world through fiber and carbohydrate method development. Dr. Jason Lilly, Neogen’s vice president of the Americas and Australia/New Zealand, emphasized the company’s long-term partnership with the biofuel industry and its commitment to enabling a more sustainable future through technologies like CelluSmart.

This innovative technology has the potential to further reduce carbon intensity scores for ethanol producers, opening up access to new markets such as sustainable aviation fuel. With its incorporation into ASTM Method E-3417-24, meeting EPA requirements for an approved method from a voluntary consensus standards body, CelluSmart is set to play an important role in shaping the future of biofuels.