Sentences with phrase «materials into ethanol»
The technologies to convert these cellulosic materials into ethanol exist, but the cost of producing cellulosic ethanol is close to double that of grain - based ethanol.
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Our new microorganism, called TM242, can efficiently convert the longer - chain sugars from woody biomass materials into ethanol.
Not exact matches
«One of our tasks is to determine the exact sequence of steps for breaking apart water and CO2 into atoms and piecing them back together to form ethanol and oxygen,» says William Goddard (PhD» 65), the Charles and Mary Ferkel Professor of Chemistry, Materials Science, and Applied Physics, who led the Caltech team.
«The challenge is breaking down cellulose (plant) material, using enzymes, into sugars that can be fermented into ethanol,» he said.
But making that dream a reality could harm local environments and would require developing new technology to harvest, process and convert such plant material into biofuels such as ethanol.
This is one of the first steps in converting complex plant materials into simple forms that can be fermented into ethanol for fuel.
Using enzyme technologies converting forestland material into e.g. ethanol would offer -LSB-...]
Work is now under way to develop efficient technologies to convert cellulosic materials such as switchgrass, woodchips, wheat straw, and corn stalks into ethanol.
These «biorefineries» will convert widely available, inexpensive, organic materials such as agricultural residues, high - content biomass crops, wood residues, and cellulose in municipal solid wastes into ethanol.