Next-generation biomass feedstocks for biofuel production
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* Corresponding author: Blake A Simmons basimmo@sandia.gov
1 Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emervyille, CA 94608, USA
2 Energy Systems Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA 94551, USA
3 Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Genome Biology 2008, 9:242 doi:10.1186/gb-2008-9-12-242
Published: 29 December 2008Abstract
The development of second-generation biofuels - those that do not rely on grain crops as inputs - will require a diverse set of feedstocks that can be grown sustainably and processed cost-effectively. Here we review the outlook and challenges for meeting hoped-for production targets for such biofuels in the United States.