'Smart' process may boost economics of biofuel production

Friday, June 5, 2009 - 15:42 in Physics & Chemistry

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory believe they've identified a simpler way to generate biofuels -- a one-step process to convert cellulose found in plant material and other biomass into a chemical that can serve as a precursor to make fuels and plastics.

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