General Biomass Company develops proprietary technology to produce large quantities of cellulase enzymes, the protein catalysts that turn cellulose into glucose more cost effectively. It takes approximately 100 grams of cellulase enzyme proteins to make one gallon of cellulosic ethanol. This means that one billion gallons of fuel ethanol would require 110,000 tons of cellulase enzymes. The ability to produce glucose from cellulose rather than from starch is an enabling technology for many cellulosic bioproducts: ethanol and butanol for biofuels and lactic acid for bioplastics. Read