date:Aug 24, 2012
-based material into a range of ingredients for bio-based fuels and other products.
How it works
The process involves blending the baked goods with a mixture of fungi that excrete enzymes to break down carbohydrates in the food into simple sugars.
The blend then goes into a fermenter, a vat where bacteria convert the sugars into succinic acid.
The idea formed last year between representatives of the nonprofit organization The Climate Group and Lin at her laboratory at the City University of