Turning plant-based alcohol into useful industrial chemicals sounds easy on paper. In practice, it is a balancing act. Push ethanol too hard with oxygen, and it simply burns into carbon dioxide.
Control the reaction carefully, however, and it…

Turning plant-based alcohol into useful industrial chemicals sounds easy on paper. In practice, it is a balancing act. Push ethanol too hard with oxygen, and it simply burns into carbon dioxide.
Control the reaction carefully, however, and it…