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. 2006 Jul;24(7):777-84.
doi: 10.1038/nbt0706-777.

Can biofuels finally take center stage?

Charlotte Schubert  1
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Can biofuels finally take center stage?

Charlotte Schubert. Nat Biotechnol. 2006 Jul.

Abstract

Today, ethanol and biodiesel are predominantly produced from corn kernels, sugarcane or soybean oil. But researchers and investors are increasingly upbeat about another biofuel feedstock, lignocellulose--the most abundant biological material on earth.

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