Researchers have modified certain bacteria with UV light so that they produce more cellulose. The basis for this is a new approach with which the researchers generate thousands of bacterial variants ...

Department of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, China-Research, has shown the enhanced cellulose-hydrogen production from bio-pretreated corn stalk by mixed culture in batch tests and a 5 L bioreactor, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The great promise of a car fuel made from cheap, clean-burning prairie grass or wood chips -- and not from expensive corn that feeds the world -- is more mirage than reality.

VANCOUVER, Feb. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - Performance BioFilaments Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of high performance nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) starting in 2021. The construction of ...

Scientists at Purdue University say they discovered a mechanism that naturally shuts down cellulose production in plants. Learning how to keep that switch turned on may be the key to enhancing biomass ...

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – For long-duration space missions, astronauts someday will grow plants for food and the air they breathe, while transforming inedible parts of the plants into useful resources, ...

Your mobile phone screen may have started out as a North Florida pine tree. A Florida mill that converts wood into cellulose for phone screens and other products is closing. Your next phone may have a ...

Bacteria produce materials that are of interest to humans, such as cellulose, silk and minerals. The advantage of producing bacteria in this way is that it is sustainable, takes place at room ...