Sentences with phrase «called switchgrass»
After treating a common cellulosic biofuels plant called switchgrass with a compound known as an ionic liquid (IL) to break apart the plant fibers and reduce the lignin, the researchers added their engineered E. coli.
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After a much - quoted warning that «America is addicted to oil» in this year's State of the Union address, President Bush called for «cutting - edge methods of producing ethanol, not just from corn but from wood chips and stalks or switchgrass.
As the climate warms, however, the entire region is projected to become more hospitable to plants such as switchgrass, a towering grass called Miscanthus, and vigorous poplar trees.
Switchgrass is a fast - growing grass that produces high amounts of thermal energy, called BTUs, when burned.