By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Sept. 12 -- Total SA said it will participate in Futurol, an ethanol research and development project with a €74 million estimated budget.
The project seeks to develop a process for producing ethanol by fermenting nonfood lignocellulosic biomass. The project also will seek to determine the industrial viability of such a process.
Futurol is expected to involve French research organizations, manufacturers, and financial institutions, Total said.