date:Apr 17, 2013
r films for biodegradable food packaging, Zhang said. It can even serve as a high-density hydrogen storage carrier that could solve problems related to hydrogen storage and distribution.
Zhang used a novel process involving cascading enzymes to transform cellulose into amylose starch.
Cellulose and starch have the same chemical formula, Zhang said. The difference is in their chemical linkages. Our idea is to use an enzyme cascade to break up the bonds in cellulose, enabling their reconfigurati