Ammonia-salt solvent pretreatment for biomass could significantly reduce cost of cellulosic biofuels
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Jan 15, 2020, 5:30 am205 pts
Green Car CongressA Rutgers-led team has developed a new biomass pretreatment process that could make it much cheaper to produce biofuels such as ethanol from plant waste and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. The approach, featuring an ammonia-salt-based solvent that rapidly turns plant fibers into sugars needed to make ethanol,…
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