Rebecca Smith's interest in plants goes back to high school. Now, she's at the forefront of research on a tough problem in the world of plant biochemistry: engineering digestible lignin to maximize the efficiency of biomass processing.

GLBRC researchers are gaining a better understanding of solvent effects, knowledge that could help them optimize biomass conversion reactions.

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With up to $1.8 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, GLBRC scientists will conduct research with the potential to turn woody biomass into an economical source of renewable chemicals.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) for an additional five years of funding to develop sustainable alternatives to transportation fuels and products currently derived from petroleum.