Indian researchers develop enzyme complex that will improve cellulosic ethanol production efficiency

In India, researchers at CSIR-NIIST have produced a cellulose enzyme complex originating from Western Ghat soil they say will bring the cost of cellulosic ethanol production thanks to its increased efficiency. It can produce 5 to 10 liters of ethanol from 70 to 80 kilograms of biomass, be it sugarcane bagasse or various kinds of straws from cereal production. The research comes out of a joint Indo-Australian research program into bioenergy that began in 2011.