Engineering Enzymes to Produce Biofuels (IMAGE)

Rutgers University

Engineering Enzymes to Produce Biofuels

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Enzymes, genetically engineered to avoid sticking to the surfaces of biomass such as corn stalks, may lower costs in the production of cellulose-based biofuels like ethanol.

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Shishir Chundawat/Rutgers University and U.S. Department of Energy.

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