Pipeline
Corn
C5•6 is applying its technology to enzymes that will improve the current corn dry-mill process and is seeking to solve two shortcomings of enzymes used in that process. 
Presently some 2-3% of the ground corn material is starch that remains unconverted because it is bound to corn fiber in such a way it can’t be acted on by existing enzymes. Some 11-13% of the ground corn is cellulose and hemicellulose which also remain unconverted by the present enzymes. C5•6 is commercializing its CornBuster™ groups of enzymes that will address these issues.
Cellulosic Feedstocks
C5•6 Technologies Inc. is developing a range of products to allow facile conversion of biomass into fermentable sugars. These enzyme products will allow optimized coupling of pretreatment options to enzymatic conversion.
High Temperature Enzymes
The Company’s high-temperature, high-activity enzymes can provide unique benefits in the conversion of biomass. C5•6’s approach, utilizing thermostable enzymes to convert various forms of cellulosic biomass could be incorporated within the existing dry mill process technology or be coupled to processes producing a high temperature product stream, such as steam explosion. The use of high temperature enzymes provides a lower cost alternative to conventional processes for cellulosic conversion.
Low Temperature, Neutral pH Enzymes
C5•6’s approach is to utilize bacterial enzymes from selected proprietary organisms to convert biomass to fermentable sugars. The use of low temperature, neutral pH enzymes reduces the time and cost of cellulosic fuel production by creating a true SSF (simultaneous saccharification fermentation) process.
Low Temperature, Alkaline pH Enzymes
C5•6’s approach is to utilize bacterial enzymes from selected proprietary organisms to convert biomass to fermentable sugars under conditions compatible with alkaline pretreated biomass. The use of low temperature alkaline enzymes will reduce the time and cost of cellulosic fuel production by eliminating the cost of pH adjustment and alkali removal before saccharification.