New lignin-solvent process harvests biofuel, paper and chemicals from plant material

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In order to improve the sustainability credentials of biofuels, experts have been trying to figure out ways to produce them from non-food sources, such as cellulose – the material that makes up the cell walls of plants. Now, researchers from the Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology (WIST) at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point have patented a process that they say paves the way for the creation of biofuels from cellulosic plant material... Continue Reading New lignin-solvent process harvests biofuel, paper and chemicals from plant material

Section: ecoGizmo

Tags: Biofuel, Cellulosic, University of Wisconsin

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