UMass Amherst computationl chemist to optimize zeolite biofuel production catalysts; more gasoline, less coke

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By mmillikinDec 9, 2015, 6:00 am340 ptsTrending
University of Massachusetts Amherst computational chemist Scott Auerbach has been awarded a three-year, $330,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to improve basic understanding and optimize the catalytic process of producing fuels such as gasoline from plant biomass instead of from petroleum. The…

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