So how exactly do we separate out & identify such a catalyst vs. the merely hum - drum? (wexboy.wordpress.com)
BioConversion Technology, a start - up in Denver, claims to have developed such a catalyst and says that it can make more ethanol from a ton of feedstock for less money than NREL can by fermentation. (discovermagazine.com)
However, such catalysts tend to be expensive and / or polluting. (sciencedaily.com)