'Mini-Cellulose' Molecule Unlocks Chemistry of Biofuel
Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 16:30
in Physics & Chemistry
A team of chemical engineers at UMass Amherst has discovered a small molecule that behaves like cellulose when converted to biofuel. Studying this 'mini-cellulose' molecule reveals the chemical reactions that take place in wood and prairie grasses during high-temperature conversion to biofuel.