This blog is produced by the Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research CABER) at the University of Illinois. CABER is under the direction of Hans P. Blaschek, professor and Assistant Dean of the U of I College of Agricultural,Consumer and Environmental Sciences Office of Research. This blog is a roundup of research news and related topics dealing with biofuels. It does not cover biofuel production and prices at this time.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Research Finds Key Plant Traits Lead to Cheaper Biofuels Production
EthanolMarket.com Researchers from the University of California, Riverside (UCR), Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have found that the amount and composition of lignin in a plant’s cell wall interact in an unanticipated way to influence the release of sugar from the plant. This clue is helping researchers from the Department of Energy’s BioEnergy Science Center (BESC) narrow down a large collection of poplar tree candidates and identify winners for future use in biofuel production. Read more