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SUMMARY:Library Environmental Series - Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center...
DESCRIPTION:
 Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center: Making 
 Biofuels an Economic Reality.<br>More than 100 
 MSU faculty and staff are collaborating with 
 the University of Wisconsin and other partners 
 on the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, 
 a 5-year grant from the U.S. Department 
 of Energy to do fundamental research on biofuels.<br>Our 
 focus is on identifying and solving 
 the bottlenecks in converting lignocellulosic 
 materials (agricultural debris, wood, etc.) 
 into liquid transportation fuels (especially 
 ethanol).  The research spans identification 
 of plant genes that control cell wall biosynthesis, 
 chemical and enzymatic treatments that 
 release sugars (such as glucose) from plant 
 cell walls, and fermentation of these sugars 
 into fuels (ethanol, but also butanol and 
 diesel substitutes).  A major research emphasis, 
 based at the Kellogg Biological Station, 
 explores the economic, agronomic, ecological, 
 and environmental impacts of a future biofuel 
 economy.<br>Presented by Jonathan Walton, Dept. 
 of Plant Biology and Associate Director 
 of the MSU Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center.\n
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 Price: free\n
 Sponsor: Administration\n
 Sponsor's Homepage: http://www.lib.msu.edu\n
 for more info visit the web at:\n 
 http://www2.lib.msu.edu/general/events\n
LOCATION:MSU Main Library, N. Conference Room (W449)
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