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September 01, 2014

Process Overcomes Obstacles To Produce Renewable Fuels And Chemicals
Golden CO (SPX) Aug 28, 2014
There's an old saying in the biofuels industry: "You can make anything from lignin except money." But now, a new study may pave the way to challenging that adage. The study from the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) demonstrates a concept that provides opportunities for the successful conversion of lignin into a variety of renewable fuels, chemicals, and materials for a sustainable energy economy. a href="http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2014/08/01/1410657111.abstra ... read more

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