Whatever happened to cellulosic ethanol?
David Kramer
Abstract
Technological immaturity, falling oil prices, overoptimistic investors, and regulatory uncertainty are blamed for the failure of a promising biofuel technology to perform as hoped.
Topics & Concepts
Cellulosic ethanolEthanolEnvironmental scienceMaterials sciencePulp and paper industryCelluloseChemistryEngineeringOrganic chemistryBiofuel production and bioconversion