researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology have made a major breakthrough in the large scale production of ethanol and bio - oils , leading to a study in the Journal of the American Chemical Society . The researchers used a ruthenium - based catalyst to accelerate the synthesis of primary amines . The researchers found the ruthenium - based catalyst produced a yield of 93 % from a glucose molecule , with virtually no by - products observed .
Researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology have made a major breakthrough in the large scale production of biofuels and bio-oils, according to a study in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. The researchers used a ruthenium-based catalyst to improve the synthesis of primary amines. The team found the ruthenium-based catalyst produced a yield of 93% from a glucose biomass, with virtually no by-products observed.