date:May 21, 2012
The companys proprietary sequential extraction technology will convert biomass such as wheat straw, corn stover, wood chips and Jerusalem artichoke (jart) into an array of products.
Sustainable Development Technology Canada, a not-for-profit corporation funded by the Canadian government, has awarded $1.8 million to NovaGreen for a project to further develop cultivation and processing of jart into xylitol, inulin and biochar. The processing will take place at a pilot-scale facility in Alberta.