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40-year-old discovery may hold key to cellulosic ethanol production

About 40 years ago, Iowa State Chemistry professor John Verkade based his doctoral dissertation on a chemical compound, and only realized a few years ago that it may very well hold the key to breaking down the cellulose that forms the structure of a plant's cell walls. The way the story goes is that Verkade had initially thought someone was joking around by repeatedly stealing a wooden stick from one of his beakers. Soon he realized that the stick wasn't being stolen by a prankster. It was being broken down by the compound it was sitting in. ... Read more →

Greener ethanol: taking natural gas out of the production process

Iowa State University and Frontline BioEnergy, manufacturers of biomass gasification systems, have joined forces to attempt to eliminate natural gas from ethanol production. According to Physorg, ...

40-year-old discovery may hold key to cellulosic ethanol production 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

About 40 years ago, Iowa State Chemistry professor John Verkade based his doctoral dissertation on a chemical compound, and only realized a few years ago that it may very well hold the key to breaking down the cellulose that forms the structure of a plant's cell walls. The way the story goes is ...

Greener ethanol: taking natural gas out of the production process 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Iowa State University and Frontline BioEnergy, manufacturers of biomass gasification systems, have joined forces to attempt to eliminate natural gas from ethanol production. According to Physorg, natural gas is the second largest expense at most ethanol plants behind the cost of the corn. Natural ...



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