Jungle Rot- The worlds newest from of Energy?
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- Bigdog_mike
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http://www.livescience.com/technology/080709-pf-mold-biofuel.html
The genetics of "jungle rot" may hold the key to more economical biofuel in the near future.Ethanol, the most common biofuel, is primarily made from grains, sugarcane and other crops. But it can also be made from cellulose — a chain-like molecule found in stems, bark and other plant parts.
To break down cellulose into fermentable sugars, however, requires special enzymes, called cellulases, which are expensive to produce. The biofuel industry has primarily obtained cellulase from the fungi Trichoderma reesei, which became infamous during World War II as jungle rot. The green mold (molds are a type of fungus) devoured military tents and uniforms in the South Pacific.
"T. reesei is currently the champion microorganism for commercial cellulase production," said Michael Himmel of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo.
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DeliaTheArtist
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Sweet I can't wait until we get all our fuel from renewable energy sources- this is kind of like my biomass story, very nice!
- 1 year ago
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DeliaTheArtist
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Bigdog_mike
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Well some day you will die somehow and
Something's going to steal your carbon - 1 year ago
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Bigdog_mike
