Food vs. Fuel

Licella Can Use Any Biomass

Licella can produce its Bio-Crude oil from essentially any woody plant material, or biomass. In contrast we have the first generation bio-fuels, such as ethanol, produced via the fermentation of corn starch. These bio-fuels require feedstocks, such as corn starch or plant seeds, which can either be used for food, or require productive agricultural land to be grown. This potentially creates a bio-fuel/food trade-off.

Bio-Fuel/Food Trade-Off

Some 'second generation' bio-fuels still require land, that could otherwise be used to grow food, to grow their feedstocks. Again, there could be a bio-fuel/food trade-off, as competition for productive agricultural land could increase the price of food.

Licella Eliminates The Trade-Off

Licella’s process eliminates the bio-fuel/food trade-off, since it can process any form of ligno-cellulosic biomass. This means that Licella's process truly meets the criteria of a second generation bio-fuel technology. Licella produces a truly sustainable bio-fuel, from non-food foodstocks, or feedstocks grown using marginal farmlands that would otherwise remain un-used.