Cheap catalyst converts tough plant lignin into valuable chemicals

Waste material from the energy crop elephant grass yields flavor and fragrance compounds

Fast-growing grasses and trees such as switchgrass and poplar offer a sustainable alternative to petroleum as a source of fuels…

Full text: http://cen.acs.org/articles/94/web/2016/03/Cheap-catalyst-converts-tough-plant.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=CEN&cid=sc_gci&hootPostID=e77b7d2b58650bec411d3ac2fddc7b7f

Author

Deirdre Lockwood

Source

Chemical & Engineering News (ACS), 2016-03-03.

Supplier

ACS Publications
Purdue Research Park
Purdue University
University of Ottawa

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