Unplugging the Cellulose Biofuel Bottleneck
November 11, 2017 | U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Science A major bottleneck to producing cost-effective biofuels and many valuable chemicals is breaking down cellulose. Cellulose is an important structural component of plants. Scientists addressed this bottleneck by characterizing those molecular features that make cellulose resistant to degradation. The findings reveal—for the first time—structural […]