NUS Engineers Pioneer Greener and Cheaper Technique for Biofuel Production (IMAGE)

National University of Singapore

NUS Engineers Pioneer Greener and Cheaper Technique for Biofuel Production

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The adhesion of Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum TG57 cells to cellulose particles -- a fundamental stress adaption for such microorganisms -- facilitates the efficient utilisation of cellulose for biobutanol production. The unique genome of the TG57 strain enables the bacterium to produce enzymes that enhances the synthesis of biobutanol.

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