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UF/IFAS Researchers Hope Better Technology Produces Less Costly Ethanol

by Brad BuckAvatar photo
May 17, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida scientists wondered how cheaply fuel ethanol can be made from inedible plant material – called biomass – using currently available technology. Their goal is to make this form of ethanol less ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Bagasse, Cellulosic Ethanol, Cost, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, News, Stan Mayfield Biorefinery Plant, Sugarcane, Sweet Sorghum, Wilfred Vermerris

UF researchers develop plant-based technology that helps biofuels, may fight cancer

by Caroline Warwick
March 29, 2012

Image of synthesized lignin nanotubes GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For the first time, University of Florida researchers have developed plant-based technology that could reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil and may also help treat cancer. Known ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Work & Life
Tags: Bioethanol, Biofuel, Biorefinery, Cancer, Ethanol, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Lignin, Lignin Nanotubes, Luisa Amelia Dempere, Nanotechnology, Sugarcane, Sweet Sorghum, University Of Florida, Wilfred Vermerris

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