From Biomass to Cellulosic Ethanol. Depicts the process used to convert biomass (plant matter) into cellulosic ethanol and the improvements needed to optimize these processes. (Department of Energy Genome Programs and the website http://genomics.energy.gov)
"Biotechnology offers the promise of dramatically increasing ethanol production using cellulose, the most abundant biological material on earth, and other polysaccharides (hemicellulose). Residue including postharvest corn plants (stover) and timber residues could be used, as well as such specialized high-biomass “energy” crops as domesticated poplar trees and switchgrass...."
- Lit
Thanks for posting this, Hannah.
- Jenny
No problem of course...I'm a strong believer in alternate fuel technologies! :)
- Lit
You and me both. ;)
- Jenny