Grass genes, computer simulation employed for biofuel productivity

EcoSeed.org
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
By Katrice R. Jalbuena

Next-generation biofuel advocates want non-food biomass such as fibrous grasses. With more and more countries seeking to bring down their emissions by increasing the amount of biofuel in their fuel mix, the race is on to see which biomass feed stock can be the source of a sustainable biofuel industry.

While ethanol is an established biofuel, it has come under criticism for using food-based feedstock such as corn and sugarcane. Advocates for the next generation of biofuel are lobbying for the use of non-food biomass, such as fibrous grasses as well as residue from the wood processing and agricultural industries.


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