Though it requires a more complex refining process, cellulosic ethanol requires less fossil fuels for production and results in lower greenhouse emissions than traditional corn-based ethanol.

虽然它需要一种更为复杂的提炼过程，纤维乙醇的生产需要更少的化石燃料，而且相比传统的基于玉米的乙醇生产，它的温室气体排放量更少。

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Sweetwater says it can "make ethanol make sense" by reorganizing the refining process around the company's signature cellulosic liquid concentrate called CCF that the company says will lower the cost, energy and carbon footprint of producing ethanol.

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