Applying a single dose of natural compounds to sugarcane crops can lead to subtle cell-wall changes that can significantly improve yields in second-generation ethanol, or ethanol produced from ...

Production of second-generation ethanol or cellulosic ethanol from sugarcane straw and bagasse could increase Brazilian production of ethanol by up to 50%. It is unnecessary to emphasize the economic ...

Protein encoded by gene found in microorganisms living in Amazon lake could boost efficiency on the sugarcane bagasse saccharification process, which makes for up to 50% of the global costs of ...

An international collaboration led by scientists at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) , Japan, has developed a two-step method to more efficiently break down carbohydrates into ...

Researchers have developed a two-step method to more efficiently break down carbohydrates into their single sugar components, a critical process in producing green fuel. An international collaboration ...