MSU: Fiber harder to convert to fuel, worth effort

Chicago Tribune
Associated Press
7:01 a.m. CST, January 31, 2010

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Efficient biofuels made from plant fiber could be an important part of the fight against the greenhouse gases now causing our world to heat up, Michigan State University researchers say.

Scientists are now at work on improving the techniques for turning plant making biofuel from plant cellulose.

Cellulosic biofuels would be an alternative to biofuel made from the simple sugars and starches found in corn and other grains.

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