CHICAGO
— A new approach for breaking down cellulose could improve prospects for
energy-efficient biofuels, researchers report.
Although making biofuels from the cellulose in cell walls of
switchgrass or wood chips should require less energy than making corn-based
ethanol, finding efficient ways to degrade cellulose has been difficult.
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