Researchers discover how a bacterium, Clostridium thermocellum, utilizes both CO2 and cellulose
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 - 10:01
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) made the surprise discovery that a metabolic pathway to take up CO2 exists and functions in a microorganism capable of breaking down and fermenting cellulosic biomass to produce biofuels including hydrogen and hydrocarbons.