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BTX Holdings Announces Starch Separation From Wheat Straw in Independent Laboratory Results
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BTX Holdings,
Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BTXO stock message board forums), a development stage company that specializes
in the development and acquisition of technologies to extract useable products
from biomass, today announced that an independent laboratory verified that
starch was extracted from wheat straw that was straw processed with the
Hypercritical Separation Technology (HST) System showed remarkable results.
The HST system is a mechanical dry separation system, which has the ability to
separate organic biomass on a molecular level while utilizing very little
energy and emitting no waste product. BTX Holdings, Inc. is currently under
agreement to acquire the HST system, pending successful due diligence.
BTX Holdings recently began testing the HST system, which was specially
calibrated to concentrate the starch and sugar fractions contained in wheat
straw, to produce feedstock for ethanol production.
Scott Silverman, the President and CEO of BTX Holdings said 'We are
astonished by the results that have come back from the laboratory. According
to the laboratory, the HST system has drastically modified and concentrated
the Starch/sugar contained in the wheat straw and it appears to have broken
down a portion of the fiber into complex sugar chains or starch.'
The HST System breaks the original biomass feedstuff into three separate
streams. The analysis that was conducted by an independent national laboratory
showed a total starch content of 2.82% in the original wheat straw base. The
first stream (fraction A), which comprised about 15% of the original base
weight, after processing in the HST system, showed a total starch content of
31.49%. Fraction B, which comprised about 25% of the original base weight
showed a total starch content of 25%. The C fraction, which comprised about
60% of the original base weight showed a remarkable 65.39% starch content.
Silverman went on to say 'We are anxious to further analyze the C fraction
for the simple sugar content and to conduct large scale fermentation testing.
Our company is encouraged every time we receive results like this as we are
confident that the various environmentally friendly technologies we are
working with will assist in reducing the dependence on fossils fuels, and upon
commercialization, bring great value to our shareholders.'
BTX Holdings, Inc. is a technology company that develops, acquires and
deploys technologies that extract usable products from biomass waste. BTX
technologies will convert natural biomass waste products into low cost raw
materials for alternative energy companies, as well as for other downstream
value-added processes. These raw materials can then be used to create fuels
like Ethanol, or can be further processed to extract oils and essences, animal
feed, industrial absorbents, beverage additives and others products. Renewable
energy is one of the fastest growing and most exciting areas of the energy
sector today, and BTX technologies will enable companies in this arena to
lower production costs, use currently unutilized feed stocks, help the
environment and reduce or eliminate waste disposal costs.
BTX Holdings, Inc. has acquired, is developing or is in the process of
acquiring the global rights and/or patents to three different technologies.
The company will continue to seek technologies that can complement its
existing technologies. Its mission is to become the premier global biomass
processor by utilizing its various processing technologies, and deriving value
added products from their use.
For more information, please visit the company's website at
www.btxholdings.com
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Contact: Scott J. Silverman, CEO BTX Holdings, Inc. Phone: 954-776-6600 info@btxholdings.com
