The promise of affordable transportation fuels from biomass—a sustainable, carbon neutral route to American energy independence—has been left perpetually on hold by the economics of the conversion process.
New research from the University of Georgia has overcome this hurdle allowing the direct conversion of switchgrass to fuel.
The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, documents the direct conversion of biomass to biofuel without pre-treatment, using the engineered bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor bescii.
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- What’s So Green About Burning Trees? The False Promise of Biomass Energyon March 28, 2024 at 5:00 pm
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- Madison planning board finalizes biomass facilities recommended changeson March 22, 2024 at 10:04 pm
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