GREENBELT RESOURCES successfully produces ethanol from Duckweed
08 March 2019 - 1:00AM
InvestorsHub NewsWire
GREENBELT RESOURCES
successfully produces ethanol from Duckweed
Duckweed represents the third
non-traditional crop feedstock tested with success
PASO ROBLES, CA --
March 7, 2019 -- InvestorsHub NewsWire -- Greenbelt
Resources Corporation -- For the past several
years, Greenbelt Resources
Corporation (OTC:
GRCO) (Greenbelt), the developer and producer
of a
sustainable ECOsystem
model
that
transforms food, beverage and ag industry waste into revenue
generating bioproducts,
has
utilized its
Commercial Scale Feedstock Testing Facility (CSTF) to
conduct
feedstock
feasibility testing as a service to third
party customers.
While the CSTF
backend capabilities are currently being expanded with funding
received as part of a recent agreement to produce bioethanol for
the hemp and CBD extraction
process, last
fall, under a separate research contract, Greenbelt
performed a
series of innovative frontend tests designed to explore using
duckweed as a feedstock. Today, Greenbelt announced its efforts to
produce and process duckweed into bioethanol (and other
byproducts) have been successful.
The possible ability to
convert duckweed into various viable bioproducts,
in particular bioethanol, has been the subject of scientific
writings and discussions for decades due to the potential for the
plant to be made up of protein, fiber and over 40% starch. The
duckweed recently processed in the CSTF was cultivated and
harvested by Greenbelt on a controlled site nearby. Since the work
was performed as part of a third-party contract, Greenbelt has not
released detailed performance or yield data. The accompanying
photos depict Greenbelt's first liter of bioethanol from duckweed
and its cultivation area, respectively.
"Duckweed as a class
of plant species has spectacular composition qualities," commented
Greenbelt CTO Floyd Butterfield, a lifelong accomplished farmer who
at times has cultivated over 400 acres of carrots in a year,
adding, "In over 40 years of farming, I've never seen anything like
it. The growth potential for duckweed is unmatched."
Greenbelt's recently
completed testing was conducted
under the terms
of a service contract
for the
initial
phase of a
project that was originally funded by the Andrew J. Young
Foundation. In other news, Greenbelt
also recently
announced receiving funding pursuant to an agreement
with Purnol, LLC to produce bioethanol for
use in the predominantly hemp
based cannabis CBD extraction
process.
About
Greenbelt Resources
Greenbelt Resources
Corporation is an award-winning provider of automated, modular,
small scale sustainable energy production systems, products and
processes that enable local cost-effective processing and disposal
of food, beverage and cellulosic waste to be converted into
commercially viable saleable consumer products such as bio ethanol,
protein concentrate and fertilizer. Operating in several business
segments, Greenbelt
provides value
added solutions to the cannabis, food, beverage and agricultural
industries. Greenbelt
stock is listed
on the OTC Markets Group under the symbol GRCO.
More
information is available
at
www.greenbeltresources.com.
Forward-Looking Statements &
Safe Harbor
This document includes certain statements, predictions and
projections that may be considered forward-looking statements under
securities law. These statements involve a number of important
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially including, but not limited to, the supply and
demand for biofuels, our ability to remain technologically
competitive and other economic, competitive and technological
factors involving the Company's operations, markets, services,
products and prices.
Contact:
Darren Eng, CEO
Greenbelt Resources Corporation
888-995-GRCO (4726) x 101
darren@greenbeltresources.com
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