Peregrinator
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A catchall thread for posting links and discussion about biofuels.
I just saw this:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111219102226.htm
ScienceDaily (Dec. 19, 2011) — A method developed at Aalto University in Finland makes it possible to use microbes to produce butanol suitable for biofuel and other industrial chemicals from wood biomass.
Butanol is particularly suited as a transport fuel because it is not water soluble and has higher energy content than ethanol.
Most commonly used raw materials in butanol production have so far been starch and cane sugar. In contrast to this, the starting point in the Aalto University study was to use only lignocellulose, otherwise known as wood biomass, which does not compete with food production.
I just saw this:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111219102226.htm
ScienceDaily (Dec. 19, 2011) — A method developed at Aalto University in Finland makes it possible to use microbes to produce butanol suitable for biofuel and other industrial chemicals from wood biomass.
Butanol is particularly suited as a transport fuel because it is not water soluble and has higher energy content than ethanol.
Most commonly used raw materials in butanol production have so far been starch and cane sugar. In contrast to this, the starting point in the Aalto University study was to use only lignocellulose, otherwise known as wood biomass, which does not compete with food production.
