The biofuels landscape through the lens of industrial chemistry.
Replacing petroleum feedstock with biomass in the production of fuels and value-added chemicals carries considerable appeal. As in industrial chemistry more broadly, high-throughput experimentation has greatly facilitated innovation in small-scale exploration of biomass production and processing. Yet biomass is hard to transport, potentially hindering the integration of manufacturing-scale processes. Moreover, the path from laboratory breakthrough to commercial production remains as tortuous as ever.
Willems
Paul A
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Energy Biosciences Institute, 326 Calvin Laboratory, MC 5230, BP Group, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-5230, USA.
D018533:Biomass; D002617:Chemical Industry; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D004736:Energy-Generating Resources; D013672:Technology