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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="amtx_statement-statement-note-8-leases-lease-income-details" name="statement-statement-note-8-leases-lease-income-details" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="amtx_statement-statement-note-8-leases-maturities-of-leases-details" name="statement-statement-note-8-leases-maturities-of-leases-details" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="amtx_statement-statement-note-8-leases-noncash-flow-information-related-to-rou-asset-and-lease-liabilities-details" name="statement-statement-note-8-leases-noncash-flow-information-related-to-rou-asset-and-lease-liabilities-details" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="amtx_statement-statement-note-8-leases-supplemental-balance-sheet-information-related-to-leases-details" name="statement-statement-note-8-leases-supplemental-balance-sheet-information-related-to-leases-details" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="amtx_statement-statement-note-9-stockbased-compensation-fair-value-assumptions-details" name="statement-statement-note-9-stockbased-compensation-fair-value-assumptions-details" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="amtx_statement-statement-note-9-stockbased-compensation-schedule-of-sharebased-payment-award-details" name="statement-statement-note-9-stockbased-compensation-schedule-of-sharebased-payment-award-details" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="amtx_statement-statement-significant-accounting-policies-policies" name="statement-statement-significant-accounting-policies-policies" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/>
</xsd:schema>
