15 March 201614 March 2016 Cheap catalyst converts tough plant lignin into valuable chemicals Waste material from the energy crop elephant grass yields flavor and fragrance compounds
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17 September 201416 September 2014 Purdue-based startup manufactures high-value fragrance chemicals, improves biofuel production A Purdue University innovator is commercializing technology that creates high-value, renewable chemicals used in the flavor and fragrance industry from wood lignin and that could make biofuel production more efficient
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