Why is breaking down plant material for biofuels so slow?

Please check out our latest papers from Team Cellulose!

We sincerely apologize for not marching faster on the way towards clean, renewable biofuel and lowering gas prices to below $2 per gallon. As you will see, there are xylans that significantly inhibit us from binding to cellulose, lignins impede our activity, and cellobiose inhibits the reaction at both the front and back doors!