Today, ethanol and biodiesel are predominantly produced from corn kernels, sugarcane or soybean oil. But researchers and investors are increasingly upbeat about another biofuel feedstock, lignocellulose—the most abundant biological material on earth.
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Schubert, C. Can biofuels finally take center stage?. Nat Biotechnol 24, 777–784 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0706-777
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