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IEEE Spectrum April 2007 Willie D. Jones	Termites in Your Tank Could the microbes that bugs use to digest wood be the answer to economic ethanol production?
Chemistry World June 28, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	To Chew or to Burn? A positive buzz of research and bold investment is surrounding second generation biofuels.
Chemistry World February 21, 2013	A biomass bonanza Companies have put biofuels on the back burner to aim for higher margin chemicals
Chemistry World April 2009	The biofuel future The chemistry to convert waste into fuels is now being tested at pilot plants around the world. We may have the science, but are governments and industry ready, asks Emma Davies
Chemistry World January 19, 2012 Jon Evans	New microbe turns sugary seaweed into fuel Seaweed may soon be a source of biofuel, thanks to an engineered microbe able to transform seaweed directly into ethanol.
Chemistry World February 11, 2009 Victoria Gill	Making Biofuels the Chemical Way US-based researchers have developed the first one-step synthesis of a biofuel precursor from untreated agricultural waste.
Chemistry World November 10, 2015 Elisabeth Ratcliffe	Eucalyptus bears both catalyst and biofuel Japanese researchers who have devised a method using eucalyptus trees that regenerates residue from the process into fresh catalyst.
Chemistry World April 21, 2011 James Urquhart	Lignin cut down to size by nickel catalyst A nickel-based homogeneous catalyst that breaks down lignin - the tough polymer that forms plant cell walls - into useful building blocks suitable for chemicals, including green fuels, has been developed by US scientists.
Chemistry World September 30, 2008 Michael Gross	Cracking Wood Gently German scientists have combined ionic liquids and solid catalysts to gently break down the cellulose in wood and inedible plant material, easing the crucial first stage in converting waste biomass to fuels or feedstock chemicals.
Chemistry World November 2, 2006 Richard Van Noorden	How Best to Use Biomass? Researchers have developed an efficient way of turning renewable resources like vegetable oils -- and potentially biomass - into hydrogen-rich gas. The gas could be converted to synthetic fuels and industrial chemicals, or used in fuel cells.
Chemistry World April 19, 2010 Mike Brown	Bioethanol from waste Hamish Curran, chief executive of TMO Renewables, talks about the future of the biofuels industry and the new technology that TMO has developed that converts biomass and municipal waste into ethanol.
Chemistry World October 8, 2013 Colin King	Figuring lignin out Lignin gives plants the strength to grow tall but this strength is a barrier to turning plants into biofuels. So researchers in the UK have devised an efficient way to make complex model compounds of lignin to help them figure out the best way to break lignin down.
Popular Mechanics September 2008 Chris Ladd	7 Next-Gen Biofuels to Drive Beyond Gasoline Forget food crops. Future fuels will come from more practical feedstocks. Plus, each generation will use fewer resources and pack more energy than the last.
Chemistry World March 6, 2014 Jose Lopez-Sanchez	The future of feedstocks Can we replace fossil fuel-derived feedstocks with sustainable bio-based alternatives?
IEEE Spectrum July 2008	Venture Capital Eyes Biomass Gasification to Make Ethanol Samir Kaul, the Khosla Ventures general partner responsible for the firm's renewable portfolio, talks about the emerging technology of gasifying biomass into ethanol.
Chemistry World March 24, 2014 Dannielle Whittaker	Carving out a future for biomass conversion to jet fuel Lignocellulose, a raw material in biomass, can be converted to biofuels and is often considered a long-term alternative to the diminishing supply of fossil fuels.
Chemistry World July 13, 2006 Michael Gross	Catalyst Cracks Tough Cellulose Metal catalysts can break down cellulose into simple sugar alcohols, chemists have found, marking an important step in the quest to produce green fuels from renewable resources.
Geotimes March 2007 Rick Zalesky	Integrating Biofuels into the Fuel Supply Biofuels are but one part of a larger story -- the transition to a broader portfolio of efficient, environmentally favorable fuels, both petroleum- and biomass-based, that will supply tomorrow's vehicles.
Chemistry World September 12, 2012 Yan Yan	China targets renewables to cut energy dependence The Chinese National Energy Administration (NEA) has unveiled its 12th five-year plan for renewable energy. Unsurprisingly, the plan focuses on the mature renewable technologies of hydropower, wind power, solar energy and biomass.
Wired September 24, 2007 Evan Ratliff	One Molecule Could Cure Our Addiction to Oil Scientists have long known how to turn trees into ethanol, but doing it profitably is another matter.
IEEE Spectrum January 2013 Vinod Sreeharsha	Brazil Doubles Down on Biofuel Start-up GraalBio wants to transform sugarcane waste into cellulosic ethanol
Chemistry World November 28, 2012 Andrew Turley	Lignin to lead bio-based chemicals? Lignin could come become the primary source of bio-based aromatic compounds for the chemical industry, according to a new report.
Chemistry World October 8, 2014 Emma Stephen	Sawdust cellulose offers alkane pipeline A new way for converting cellulose into liquid straight-chain alkanes may provide a viable alternative route to chemicals traditionally sourced from crude oil.
Chemistry World June 14, 2007 Simon Hadlington	Sweet Substitute for Petroleum Products Chemists have developed a new way to turn the sugars glucose and fructose into a potentially useful chemical feedstock. The work reflects a global effort to identify ways of converting plant-derived molecules into replacements for petrochemical feedstocks.
Chemistry World October 2011	Waste not, want not Will filling your car with biofuel ever be sustainable? Matthew Aylott says that new technology is set to make this dream a reality
Popular Mechanics June 24, 2008 Chris Ladd	For Future of Biofuel, Secret of MPG Ooze Lies in Mutant Bacteria Scientists are looking way beyond ethanol to a new generation of power -- one that's designed on a computer, produced by bacteria and acts just like good old gasoline.
Chemistry World September 26, 2008 Hayley Birch	Cheap catalyst turns cellulose to antifreeze A new catalyst that converts cellulose into high yields of ethylene glycol could help reduce our dependence on fossil fuels in making plastics, say US-based scientists.
Chemistry World July 6, 2015 Abigail Hallowes	From chip fat to biofuel Researchers from Singapore and China have developed a cheap and green catalytic system for turning fatty acids into fuel that doesn't require hydrogen or a solvent.
Chemistry World February 13, 2014 Sarah Kenwright	Natural adhesive brings new life to old carpets A biotechnological process to transform lignin into an adhesive opens the door on an eco-friendly strategy for recycling carpets, new research shows.
Chemistry World December 21, 2010 James Urquhart	Cellulose catalyst rewrites rules of attraction Chinese researchers have developed a magnetic solid acid catalyst that raises the prospect of efficiently converting biomass cellulose into useful chemicals, such as sugars for biofuel production.
Fast Company November 19, 2011 Rachel Z. Arndt	VC Marianne Wu Talks Increasing Demand For Biofuels Investors, researchers, and executives are discovering new ways to make and use biofuels.
Chemistry World March 13, 2015 Phillip Broadwith	BASF introduces bio-based polyTHF Chemical giant BASF has begun commercial production of polytetrahydrofuran (polyTHF) derived entirely from biomass feedstocks.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2002 John Teresko	Nebraska's Innovative Polymer Plant Cargill Dow's Blair site will process corn and other agricultural biomass into polymers for fabrics and food packaging materials.
Chemistry World September 18, 2008 Simon Hadlington	Bio-petroleum made from sugars James Dumesic's team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison set out to convert simple sugars into hydrocarbons that could be blended to make vehicle fuels that are identical to the ones we use today.
Fast Company November 19, 2011 Rachel Z. Arndt	Department of Energy's Blake Simmons Makes Fuel Out Of Plants Investors, researchers, and executives are discovering new ways to make and use biofuels.
Chemistry World April 16, 2013 Amy Middleton-Gear	Sieving silica sieves from biomass ash A team, led by Duncan Maquarrie at the University of York, developed an efficient route for extracting the silicates by forming alkali silicate solutions. 'We have to become more sustainable and re-evaluate what we currently call waste,' says Maquarrie.
Food Processing April 2007 Dave Fusaro	ADM's Big Bet on Fuel It's always been part food company and part ingredient company, but now add fuel company to the description of Archer Daniels Midland Co.
Chemistry World November 25, 2010 Laura Howes	Making plastics from plants Cheap bio-oil could soon compete with crude oil in plastic manufacture, thanks to work by US scientists.
Popular Mechanics February 2009 Joe Pappalardo	Beetle's Stomach Holds Secret to Cheap Biofuel The future of ethanol fuel might be found in the guts of a Chinese beetle. The chemistry of the beetle's stomach help it to break down trees, a skill that may benefit companies that are looking into biomass-to-ethanol plants.
Chemistry World January 22, 2014 Anna Simpson	Magdalena Titirici: Biowaste conversion Research in the Titirici group involves trying to create porous carbon materials from renewable resources such as lignin, cellulose and chitin, as well municipal and agricultural wastes.
Chemistry World May 2008 Jeremy Tomkinson	The biofuel backlash The author argues that legitimate concerns about sustainability should not derail the whole biofuel enterprise.
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The Motley Fool March 5, 2008 Toby Shute	Innovation Series: Biofuels The search is on for a cheap, renewable fuel.
Chemistry World September 10, 2015 Jennifer Newton	Waste not, want not? Karen Wilson is striving to promote biofuels and get the message across that there's a lot of waste streams from agriculture and food processing that could be a viable feedstock for fuels and chemicals.
National Defense June 2012 Eric Beidel	Biofuels Industry at Crossroads as Military Waits for Lower Prices Military leaders like to say that their aircraft, ships and personnel can't tell the difference between petroleum and biofuel. But their budgets can.
IEEE Spectrum January 2010 David Schneider	Loser: Grassoline's Dark Side DuPont-Danisco and other advocates are touting biofuels derived from switchgrass, but the environmental benefits are highly questionable
IEEE Spectrum April 2012 Peter Fairley	Europe Looks to North America's Forests to Meet Renewable Energy Goals Emissions reductions, however, may prove smaller and slower than once expected
IEEE Spectrum November 2009 Divan & Kreikebaum	Biofuels Aren't Really Green Cultivate inorganic energy sources instead of biofuels. The model we constructed showed that there is simply not enough land and water to support a prosperous biofueled world.