Cel7A cellulase enzymes (gold) are inhibited when breaking down cellulose (green) by the product, cellobiose, at both the “front door" (1) and “back door" (2) of the Cel7A tunnel, and by two other ...
AMES, Iowa – Yan Zhao gestured toward the trees outside his campus window on a rainy afternoon. The professor of chemistry at Iowa State University is developing new synthetic catalysts to break down ...
A groundbreaking study published in Nature reveals a transformative enzyme that could revolutionize the production of second-generation biofuels. Developed by scientists at Brazil’s Center for ...
In December, President Bush signed the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which calls for U.S. production of renewable fuels to reach 36 billion gallons a year–nearly five times current ...
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The fluid-holding device designed by Holman and Zhao, which is held in front of an infrared beam to study the change in atomic bonds in sample of molecules. Research from Lawrence Berkeley National ...
One of the main criticisms about biofuels is that they occupy fields that should be dedicated to growing food for humans. That makes second-generation biofuels very attractive: they can use biomass as ...
MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – For long-duration space missions, astronauts someday will grow plants for food and the air they breathe, while transforming inedible parts of the plants into useful resources, ...
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