Microbe Converts Cellulose to Butanol Directly
So far, biobutanol production is focused on using edible feedstocks such as beets, corn starch, and sugarcane.
Now James Liao, a biomolecular engineer at the University of California, Los Angeles, has developed two routes to liberate butanol from its dependence on food crops. Liao, who has a track record for commercializing innovative biofuels processes, has proven that microbes can produce the advanced biofuel directly from agricultural wastes, as well as from protein feedstocks such as algae.
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