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Building on the
Bio-Ethanol Platform
Harnessing bio-ethanol as an abundant and renewable feedstock to produce sustainable, affordable, drop-in chemicals at global scale.
Kemvera leverages the United States’ bio-ethanol advantage to manufacture high-value, bio-based chemicals and materials to decarbonize traditional supply chains. By repurposing existing bio-ethanol infrastructure, the Midwest can be transformed into a leading hub for sustainable chemical production.
The Bio-Ethanol Advantage
Each year the U.S. produces over 15 billion gallons of bio-ethanol. Kemvera is strategically positioned to transition this abundant, cost-competitive, renewable resource into the foundation of a cleaner chemical economy.
Strategic Advantage
Built on existing Gen 1 bio-ethanol infrastructure, enabling resilient supply and fast, low-risk scale-up.
Brand Value
Enables consumer brands to boost bio-content and sustainability without compromising performance.
Global Alignment
Bio-based materials are widely recognized (e.g., by the IEA) as a key pillar in decarbonizing global supply chains.
Renewable Feedstock
Bio-ethanol offers a scalable, low-carbon platform for next-generation bio-based chemicals and materials.
Bio-Acetic Acid & Bio-Ethyl Acetate
Certified 100% Bio-Based. Carbon-Negative. Drop-In Ready.
Our proprietary thermocatalytic process efficiently converts bio-ethanol into bio-acetic acid and bio-ethyl acetate (flagship products) — delivering products with performance equal to fossil-based counterparts, but without the carbon footprint.
Featured Highlights:
Compatibility
True drop-in replacements for fossil-derived equivalents
Applications
Footwear, paints, disinfectants, adhesives, food additives, perfumes, solvents, and more
Market Potential
Bio-acetic acid - $15B global fossil-based market
Bio-ethyl acetate - $5B global fossil-based market
Emissions Reduction
2 kg CO₂ abated per kg product — 160% net emissions reduction (LCA per ISO 14040 and 14044)
USDA BioPreferred® Certified
Both products are verified 100% bio-based under ASTM D6866
Setting a New Benchmark in Bio-Ethanol Oxidation
High Conversion. High Selectivity. High Throughput.
Kemvera’s one-step bio-ethanol oxidation process delivers world-class production efficiencies—more than 200X higher than fermentation—and is cost-competitive with the incumbent Cativa methanol carbonylation process used for fossil-based acetic acid.
95% Conversion
97% Selectivity
400 g/L/h
Reactor Output
660g/L
Titer
From Pilot to Commercial Scale
Scaling Proven Technology Toward Full Commercial Deployment
Kemvera is scaling its continuous bio-ethanol oxidation reactor to a 20 t/y pilot and advancing toward commercial production through a clear, data-driven scale-up pathway.
2026 (Q4)
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Continuous operation of a pre-commercial demonstration reactor (500 t/y capacity)
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Demonstrate continuous fractional distillation meeting purity specifications
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Complete FEL-3 (FEED) process design package for first commercial facility (50,000 t/y capacity)
2028 (Q2)
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Commission a commercial plant with a production partner.
Product Pipeline of CO2-Derived Chemical Solutions
Unlocking CO₂ as a Feedstock
Kemvera is developing pipeline technologies that upcycle CO₂ into high-value intermediates and monomers—such as methyl methacrylate—using a unique light-driven photocatalytic process that converts CO₂ into valuable chemical building blocks.
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