Making Fuel Precursors from Corn Waste

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 04:35 in Physics & Chemistry

The Department of Defense awarded $1.9 million to a biofuel research team to turn wood and corn waste products into fuel precursors. Chemical engineer George Huber and colleagues developed new catalysts to allow low-cost conversion of woody plant fibers to liquid for easy refining to military fuel.

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