Sentences with phrase «nonfood plant»
DOE's Bioenergy Research Centers support multidisciplinary, multi-institutional research teams pursuing the fundamental scientific breakthroughs needed to make production of cellulosic biofuels, or biofuels from nonfood plant fiber, cost - effective on a national scale.
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To see if nonfood plants could be a source of a biofuel the way corn is, researchers followed six alternative crops and farming systems in so - called marginal lands over 20 years, including poplar trees and alfalfa.
In the biofuels business, the idea of converting nonfood plants to fuels is like a mirage: enticing but seemingly just out of reach.
But nonfood plants, or «cellulosic biomass,» are more complex.
Biofuel brewers would prefer to convert either agricultural waste or other nonfood plants, such as trees and grasses, to fuels.
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If your baby has diarrhea and is vomiting and you think he may have swallowed some kind of nonfood item like a medication, chemical, or plant, call the Poison Control Center right away (800-222-1222).
BP said it would soon build a demonstration plant in Florida for a type of ethanol made from plant material; Shell has worked with several firms since 2002 to develop ethanol from nonfood crops.