Biodiesel and Ethanol Investing

Biomass Magazine reports that experiments are being conducted into how microbes can be used to convert sugars to ethanol and mixed-generation fuels. The topic was discussed at the recent meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. According to Tim Donohue, a professor of bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, researchers are looking at alternative biomass as feedstocks for microorganisms to ferment into ethanol. The challenge is unlocking the sugars from the cellulosic biomass.