The first-generation biofuel, industrialized, ethanol, is produced from foodstuffs like maize, and thus poses great concern about a possible future shortage of food. It is therefore necessary to ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 114, No. 44 (October 31, 2017), pp. 11673-11678 (6 pages) Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) of ...

Bioethanol production from lignocellulosic biomass represents a promising pathway towards a sustainable energy future. Lignocellulosic biomass—comprising cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin—provides ...

Members of the biofuels industry are ready to meet the challenge of producing replacements for petrochemical fuels that will be cost-competitive and renewable, and will meet the increasingly stringent ...

In the first study of its kind, an Agricultural Research Service scientist has shown that the byproduct of ethanol fermentation from corn stover can increase the structural stability and organic ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A Colorado ethanol producer is set to employ a landmark technology that could help resolve the food vs. fuel controversy swirling around corn-based ethanol.

Larry West is an award-winning environmental journalist and writer. He won the Edward J. Meeman Award for Environmental Reporting. Ethanol can be made from any crop or plant that contains a large ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. This year begins the ninth year of cellulosic ethanol mandates in ...