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Super-fermenting fungus genome sequenced

... there are significant potholes to negotiate. For cellulosic ethanol production, one major detour has being add...east, offers a strategy for improved production of cellulosic ethanol,?said Eddy Rubin, DOE JGI Director. “In addition, this strategy could enhance the productiv...

Custom-made cancer cell attacks

... Somerville advocates increasing the production of cellulosic ethanol, which is distilled from the fermentation ... Somerville said. The ideal plant for producing cellulosic ethanol, he added, is Miscanthus, a perennial grass native to subtropical and tropical regions of Af...

Cellulosic ethanol: Fuel of the future?

... Somerville advocates increasing the production of cellulosic ethanol, which is distilled from the fermentation ... Somerville said. The ideal plant for producing cellulosic ethanol, he added, is Miscanthus, a perennial grass native to subtropical and tropical regions of Af...

With cellulosic ethanol, there is no food vs. fuel debate according to MSU scientist

...s about food shortages. However, ethanol made from cellulosic materials instead of corn grain, renders the food ...t simpler to integrate animal feed production into cellulosic ethanol production than it is to integrate human food production. With cellulosic ethanol, the 'food...

The first tree genome is published: Poplar holds promise as renewable bioenergy resource

...eedstock" for a new generation of biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol. The research is the result of a four-year scientific and technical effort, led by the U.S. Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), uniting the efforts of 34 institutions from around t...

DOE publishes research roadmap for developing cleaner fuels

...bitious new research agenda for the development of cellulosic ethanol as an alternative to gasoline. The 200-pa... plan for developing new technologies to transform cellulosic ethanol--a renewable, cleaner-burning, and carbon-neutral alternative to gasoline--into an economica...

Biofuels researcher searches for new sources

...d technological advances in the production of such cellulosic ethanol are contributing to its tremendous potenti... month an ambitious research agenda for developing cellulosic ethanol. The Department of Energy called it in a news release "a renewable, cleaner-burning, and car...

Scientific issues associated with carbon-neutral energy sources such as cellulosic ethanol

... Displacing use of gasoline with biofuels, such as cellulosic ethanol, will dramatically reduce emissions of stored carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, Somerville noted. This past year, Somerville has been participating in workshops organized by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science to address the n...

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