Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

Amount

$1,984,322.00

Award Date

8/19/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

Intellectual Merit: The utilization of lignin as a resource for the production of biofuels is presently hampered by its resistance to chemical and biological manipulation, and consequently, by a lack of selective and cost-efficient processes for its conv