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Researchers Develop Biofuel Alternative To Ethanol

Posted by samzenpus on from the new-and-improved dept.

coondoggie writes "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"

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  1. I have seen that work by happyhacker1 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Unfortunately that fuel, destroys in long run the car engine even faster that ethanol.