China leads patenting and commercialization of bioethanol

Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society, reports that in 2009, China surpassed all other countries in the production of bioethanol patents, emerging as the global leader in the commercialization of bioethanol research. Their key finding is that although U.S. researchers continue to publish more scientific research about bioethanol than other countries, China now produces more bioethanol-related patents than any other country. (June 25, 2010)