Biomass processing advance

An article about a nice little advance in the processing of biomass as a chemical feedstock: A Greener Way to Make Plastic - ScienceNOW. One thing I'd love to see more research on is hydrogassification of biomass (performing the pyrolysis step under a reducing hydrogen atmosphere). If done with hydrogen produced by electrolysis of water by electricity from some non-carbon producing source, it can upgrade the fuel value of the biomass, while still producing easily handled hydrocarbon fuels. The energy content of the US's agricultural waste comes close to our consumption of gasoline. There's real possibilities there for a much lower carbon footprint.