D3MAX LLC
308 Second Ave. N, Suite 304 , Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States

D3MAX is a technology company formed by BBI International to license our patented cellulosic ethanol technology to dry mill ethanol plants in the US. Our cutting edge technology converts corn fiber and residual starch in distillers grains to cellulosic ethanol. This is a 1.3 billion gallon per year market and we intend to capture a significant portion of the market by licensing our D3MAX technology to existing ethanol plants.  Our strategy from day one has been to focus our efforts on cellulosic feedstocks that have been “pre-pretreated” or “cooked” by another process and the feedstocks must be available from an existing facility so that feedstock harvesting, transportation and storage is not required. The wet cake (wet distillers grains without the syrup added) from a dry mill ethanol plant meets these criteria. The fiber in wet cake has been extensively processed by the ethanol plant making it much easier to convert to cellulosic ethanol. Unlike corn stover, wheat straw, switchgrass, and most other cellulosic feedstocks, DDGS does not need to be harvested, transported or large volumes stored due to seasonal availability.

At ethanol plants across the country, theres an evolution going on. Producers are demanding more than just standard ethanol production from their facilities. Theyre demanding fully integrated solutions that allows each production facility to maximize value from corn fiber. D3MAX delivers that cutting-edge technology by converting corn fiber and residual starch in distillers grains to cellulosic ethanol. This is a 1.3 billion gallon per year market and with D3MAX ethanol producers can maximize their yield and profits.

The D3MAX process employs patented, state-of-the-art technology to convert both five- and six-carbon sugars in wet cake to cellulosic ethanol. Starch, cellulose, xylose and arabinose are all converted to cellulosic ethanol with higher yields, lower energy consumption, and lower capital cost per gallon than other cellulosic ethanol producers. D3MAX also allows you to increase your corn grind by 20% or more, and increase corn oil recovery by 50%. Contact us today to learn how D3MAX can make your plant more efficient and increase your bottom line.

D3MAX is the right upgrade for your dry mill ethanol plant and will be widely implemented for these reasons:

• There is significant market pull for our D3MAX process. Ethanol plants are seeking ways to improve their revenue and bottom line. The industry is very competitive and plants must continuously improve to survive. D3MAX provides the most significant improvement in ethanol plant profitability available today

• The D3MAX process is a simple “bolt-on” technology suitable for implementation at approximately 190 corn dry mill ethanol plants in the US

• Payback for an ethanol plant that implements the D3MAX process is approximately one year with an increase in net revenue of about 20¢/gal for all gallons produced by the ethanol plant after implementing the D3MAX technology.

• By installing the D3MAX technology and increasing its corn grind, an ethanol plant can increase its total ethanol output by as much as 40% without exceeding its current dryer capacity.

Technology

Technology An important advantage of the D3MAX process is that the wet cake has been “cooked” or pre-pretreated in the ethanol plant. This means that the D3MAX pretreatment can be run at much lower temperature and pressure, and milder pH conditions. The net result is that the cost of the pretreatment equipment is significantly reduced and operating costs are also reduced.     In a presentation at the 2015 Fuel Ethanol Workshop in Minneapolis, Novozymes, a leading cellulase enzyme producer, described corn fiber as a “captive feedstock for cellulosic ethanol with a production potential of 1.3 billion gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year.” Novozymes confirmed BBIs experience that “corn fiber requires mild pretreatment and has less inhibitors” and further stated “Corn fiber is easily digestible with low enzyme dose.” Novozymes presented experimental results showing that equal conversion of corn fiber is achieved with one-third the enzyme dose compared to corn stover.  The D3MAX process converts the cellulose and hemicellulose in wet cake to monomeric sugars which are then fermented to ethanol. Residual starch in the wet cake is converted to sugar and fermented to ethanol. After fermentation, the “beer” is distilled and dehydrated in the same manner as ethanol produced from corn starch. Water containing protein, lignin, and other non-fermentables is removed from the bottom of the beer column and processed in the same manner as whole stillage in a dry mill ethanol plant to produce a low fiber, high protein DDGS.  Converting the fiber and residual starch in the wet cake to ethanol reduces the volume of DDGS by about 20%. The protein concentration is increased to about 40%. This low fiber, high protein DDGS is suitable for feed for monogastric animals including swine and poultry, in addition to use as a feed for cattle and dairy cows.  The D3MAX process is a “bolt-on” technology suitable for implementation at approximately 190 dry mill ethanol plants in the US.