Can biofuels finally take center stage?

被引:241
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Schubert, Charlotte
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[1] News and Views editor at Nature Medicine,
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10.1038/nbt0706-777
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Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
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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