title: Can biofuels finally take center stage?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Nature Medicine.
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schubert
mesh_terms: D018533:Biomass; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D004736:Energy-Generating Resources / Q000191:economics*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D005285:Fermentation; D005742:Gasoline / Q000191:economics; D008031:Lignin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D014866:Waste Products / Q000032:analysis* / Q000191:economics
chemical_list: D005742:Gasoline; D014866:Waste Products; C036909:lignocellulose; D000431:Ethanol; D002482:Cellulose; D008031:Lignin