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Title: Researchers Develop Biofuel Alternative To Ethanol
Post by: Poit on March 09, 2011, 10:13:41 PM
"Researchers say they have developed a method of using bacteria to convert decaying grass directly into isobutanol, which can be burned in regular car engines with a heat value higher than ethanol but similar to gasoline. The research could mean great savings in processing costs and time, plus isobutanol is a higher grade of alcohol than ethanol, according to the Department of Energy's BioEnergy Science Center (BESC) and its Oak Ridge National Laboratory"

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/03/09/2344201/Researchers-Develop-Biofuel-Alternative-To-Ethanol


Now.... if only they shared exactly how they did it so people can make their own fuel at home.

Poit