A new chemical process may help unlock biofuels from trees and plant waste in a shift from using food crops such as sugar cane to generate fuel, scientists said Thursday.
They said they found an enzyme that helped break down chitin, a stiff material similar to woody cellulose that is found in the skeletons of crustaceans -- such as lobsters or crabs -- as well as insects.
"We regard this as
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/enzyme-may-help-unlock-biofuels-waste
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/alister-doyle
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/planet-ark-australia
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biofuel
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-energy
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biomass
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
