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POET's 'Inviz' zein to Replace Coatings and Packaging Products
According to the company, POET is close to gleaning the maximum value from each part of the corn kernel with a new ethanol co-product, "Inviz," which has the potential to replace petroleum-based ingredients in household products ranging from pill coatings to plastic packaging.Inviz is POET’s brand of zein, a biodegradable, low-nutrient protein found in corn. It can be used as a gum base or in films, packaging, adhesives, coatings and glazes. It differs from other zein products because POET’s production process fractionates the corn kernel and ferments ethanol without using heat. For that reason, Inviz is a more pure corn protein than other zein products, which are usually exposed to SO2 in the wet-milling process.
This is interesting, because production of valuable co-products along with ethanol will make the whole ethanol production for fuel more sustainable, and in this case, it also makes us less reliant on petroleum for more products that fuel!
posted by Ecacofonix at
10:14 AM
Saturday, October 17, 2009
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