The startup develops molecular trait technology that converts agricultural and municipal waste into enzymes and renewable chemicals through biofuel processing conditions. This process transforms low-value materials into high-value resources, enhancing product yields and profit margins without competing with food or feed supplies.
Funding
$750K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
The accumulation of agricultural and municipal waste presents a significant environmental and economic challenge. Current methods for processing this waste are often inefficient, costly, and may not fully convert the waste into valuable resources. This results in lost potential for renewable energy and chemical production, as well as increased landfill burden.
Solution
MTE Biotech offers a molecular trait evolution technology that converts agricultural and municipal waste into high-value enzymes and renewable chemicals. Their core product, Extremase, is a proprietary enzyme cocktail designed to break down non-food plant waste into sugars suitable for ethanol fermentation and biorefining. This process enhances product yields and profit margins by utilizing low-value waste materials as feedstocks. MTE's technology aims to improve the performance of biomass conversion, enabling a more sustainable and circular bioeconomy. The resulting enzymes can also be applied to increase the rate of anaerobic digestion in wastewater treatment, yielding biogas and renewable hydrocarbons.
Target Audience
MTE Biotech's primary customers include ethanol plants, biorefineries, processors of agricultural biomass and paper materials, and municipalities seeking efficient wastewater treatment solutions.
Features
- Extremase enzyme cocktail for efficient conversion of plant waste into fermentable sugars and oil release
- Microbial strain enhancement and optimization for robust biocatalyst development
- Capability to design natural or synthetic microbes and microbial consortia for specific bioprocessing tasks
- Enzymes that survive distillation and can be reused in closed systems, reducing waste and improving ROI
- Solutions for increasing the rate of anaerobic digestion and biogas yield in wastewater treatment
- Technology for creating new and improved enzymes through selection and directed modifications