Cellulosic

Indiana University biologists claim to have found a quicker, cheaper, cleaner way to increase production in bioethanol-producing microbes using nitrogen gas. This could replace chemical fertilizers and make the cost of cellulose ethanol competitive with that of corn ethanol and gasoline.

A new process that converts cellulose into starch could allow non-food plants to be a food source in impoverished regions.

Cellulose nanocrystals extracted from wood pulp are inexpensive as well as stronger than Kevlar or carbon fiber.

Wisconsin researchers have developed a new lignin-solvent process for making biofuels, paper and chemicals from cellulose.

A newly-discovered strain of bacteria is able to convert the cellulose in newspapers into butanol biofuel.

For the first time, researchers have succeeded in producing isobutanol – a potential gasoline replacement – directly from cellulosic plant matter using bacteria.

Engineers at University of Wisconsin-Madison have found a way to convert 95% of the energy of cellulosic biomass into jet fuel using stable, inexpensive catalysts, basic equipment and minimal processing.

Scientists have found a way to turn discarded fruit peels, newspapers and other waste products into cheap fuel to power the world’s vehicles.

A new study says that replacing gasoline with second-generation biofuels, such as cellulosic ethanol derived from processed urban waste, could cut global emissions by 80%.

Mazda has committed to cutting the fuel consumption of its vehicles by an average of 30% by 2015 by exploring a combination of fuel-cutting initiatives, including the development of lighter-weight technologies, carbon neutral bioplastics

Algae is being tweaked by researchers at Argonne National Laboratory to produce large amounts of hydrogen, which can be used to power efficient, environmentally clean vehicles.

A new process developed at the University of Maryland could mean the ability to convert large volumes of all kinds of plant products, from leftover brewer's mash to paper trash, into ethanol and other biofuel alternatives to gasoline.