Hunting for a Better Biofuel Is Scope of New UT Austin-Led Research
September 03, 2020
September 03, 2020
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 3 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release:
A team of scientists from nine universities and research facilities hope to find out how to make switchgrass -- a fast-growing perennial native to the U.S. -- into a biofuel powerhouse.
It's part of new project from the U.S. Department of Energy. In nature, switchgrass sequesters carbon underground in its roots, produces cellulose that can be used to make ethanol and typically grow . . .
A team of scientists from nine universities and research facilities hope to find out how to make switchgrass -- a fast-growing perennial native to the U.S. -- into a biofuel powerhouse.
It's part of new project from the U.S. Department of Energy. In nature, switchgrass sequesters carbon underground in its roots, produces cellulose that can be used to make ethanol and typically grow . . .