The conversion of Archer-Daniels-Midland’s (ADM) bio-ethanol complex in Decatur, Illinois, into a SAF production facility.

ADM and Gevo signed an MoU in October 2021 to support the production of SAF and other low-carbon-footprint hydrocarbon fuels.

The MoU contemplates the production of both ethanol and isobutanol that would then be transformed into renewable low-carbon-footprint hydrocarbons, including SAF, using Gevo’s processing technology and capabilities.

About 900 million gallons of ethanol produced at ADM’s dry mills in Columbus, Nebraska, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as well as its Decatur, Illinois, complex, is expected to be processed utilizing this technology, resulting in approximately 500 million gallons of SAF and other renewable hydrocarbons. The isobutanol is expected to be produced at a proposed new facility in Decatur that would employ ADM’s carbon capture and sequestration capabilities.