Melvin Calvin: Fuels from Plants
A logical extension of his early work on the path of carbon during photosynthesis, Calvin's studies on the production of hydrocarbons by plants introduced many in the scientific and agricultural worlds to the potential of renewable fuel and chemical feedstocks. He and his co-workers identified numerous candidate compounds from plants found in tropical and temperate climates from around the world. His travels and lectures concerning the development of alternative fuel supplies inspired laboratories worldwide to take up the investigation of plant-derived energy sources as an alternative to fossil fuels.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- OSTI ID:
- 7286
- Report Number(s):
- LBNL-41469; TRN: US200305%%772
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Supercedes report DE00007286; PBD: 24 Nov 1998; PBD: 24 Nov 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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