Scientists look at termites to lower costs of cellulosic ethanol production
Experts at the University of Florida are seeking to improve the process of making cellulosic ethanol by employing gene sequencing to determine how termites digest plant matter. Breaking down lignocellulose -- a tough compound in found in wood -- into fermentable sugars requires expensive procedures, making it a major hurdle for industrial-level production. The findings could be used to generate enzymes on a commercial scale, with fungi, other insects or genetically altered microbes as carriers.
DomesticFuel.com | 11/05
This story published in RFA SmartBrief on 11/06/2009
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