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Funding has been secured for BioCircular Valley to help Berkeley Lab and partners improve the process for transforming the diverse agricultural waste from California\u2019s Northern San Joaquin Valley into sustainable bioproducts and biofuels. \u201cThis project is designed to benefit a region that has massive potential but has so far been economically left behind,\u201d said Blake Simmons, director of Berkeley Lab\u2019s Biological Systems and Engineering Division.<\/p>\n\n\n

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