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Breadcrumbs offer fossil fuel–free production of everyday goods
- February 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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The humble breadcrumb could hold the key to cutting out fossil fuels from one of the chemical industry's most widely used reactions, according to a new study. Scientists have found a one-pot microbial formula that uses waste bread to replace fossil fuel-derived hydrogen in hydrogenation—a chemical reaction used extensively to manufacture foods, pharmaceuticals, plastics and other everyday products.
Originally published at Phys.org