Sentences with phrase «cellulosic biomass directly»

Q Microbe ™ converts a wide array of cellulosic biomass directly into ethanol in a single step, consolidating enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation, largely eliminating costly enzymes and associated pretreatment, and simplifying the entire production process.

But to be able to feed cellulosic biomass directly from nature, the team still needed to break down cellulose into simple sugars — Zhang and colleagues wanted to learn how to skip that step.

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Speaking at Stanford University on May 15, Dr. David Tilman said cellulosic ethanol technologies that convert biomass directly into biofuels could put new pressure on forest lands already bearing the brunt of agricultural expansion in the tropics.