Biofuel from biomass one step closer to reality thanks to discovery to manipulate 'hot' microbes
Friday, August 24, 2012 - 08:31
in Earth & Climate
(Phys.org)—The single most important barrier to the use of lignocellulosic biomass such as switchgrass, populous, sorghum and miscanthus for production of biofuels is the resistant nature of the biomass itself. The problem lies in the conversion or degradation of complex biomass to make products of interest.