Biological Hydrogen Carriers: Harnessing Fossil Fuels in a Carbon-Constrained World1

Due to their widespread availability, the use of lignocellulosic resources as feedstocks for fuels and chemicals is very promising. To make this a practical reality, 18 years of research at Texas A&M University have resulted in the development of a novel process known as MixAlco.™ This article compares this process with other technologies and provides some process details. At the end, a brief economic analysis is presented.