The path forward for biofuels and biomaterials

Arthur J Ragauskas; Charlotte K Williams; Brian H Davison; George Britovsek; John Cairney; Charles A Eckert; William J Frederick; Jason P Hallett; David J Leak; Charles L Liotta; Jonathan R Mielenz; Richard Murphy; Richard Templer; Timothy Tschaplinski

doi:10.1126/science.1114736

The path forward for biofuels and biomaterials

Arthur J Ragauskas
, Charlotte K Williams
, Brian H Davison
, George Britovsek
, John Cairney
, Charles A Eckert
, William J Frederick
, Jason P Hallett
, David J Leak
, Charles L Liotta
, Jonathan R Mielenz
, Richard Murphy
, Richard Templer
, Timothy Tschaplinski

Department of Life Sciences

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Abstract

Biomass represents an abundant carbon-neutral renewable resource for the production of bioenergy and biomaterials, and its enhanced use would address several societal needs. Advances in genetics, biotechnology, process chemistry, and engineering are leading to a new manufacturing concept for converting renewable biomass to valuable fuels and products, generally referred to as the biorefinery. The integration of agroenergy crops and biorefinery manufacturing technologies offers the potential for the development of sustainable biopower and biomaterials that will lead to a new manufacturing paradigm.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	484-489
Number of pages	6
Journal	Science
Volume	311
Issue number	5760
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1114736
Publication status	Published - Jan 2006

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