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Caption: New NIST research results are a step toward more efficient production of cellulosic ethanol, a biofuel that can be made from corn-harvest leftovers -- stalks, husks, leaves -- and the inedible parts of other plants as well as a diverse array of abundant nonfood plants such as switchgrass.
Credit: NREL photographer, Jim Yost
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