« Software Company Profits From Ethanol Boom In The US | Home | Ethanol Blend Petrol Soon To Be Law »
Fruit Could Make ‘Powerful Fuel’
By Mr Ethanol | June 21, 2007
BBC News:
The sugar found in fruit such as apples and oranges can be converted into a new type of low carbon fuel for cars, US scientists have said.
The fuel, made from fructose, contains far more energy than ethanol, the scientists write in the journal Nature.
Separately, a British report on biofuels says all types of waste products, including plastic bags, can be used to make biodiesel fuel.
Critics of biofuels made from plant crops say they drive up food prices.
In both the European Union and the United States politicians have heartily embraced biofuels as a way of reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and dependency on imported oil.
‘Waste’ fuel
Critics say that the current biofuels, both diesel made from palm oil and ethanol made from corn, encourage farmers to switch land to fuel production, driving up the price of food in the process.
Now scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison say that a simple sugar called fructose can be converted into a fuel that has many advantages over ethanol.
It is called dimethylfuran - it can store 40% more energy than ethanol, does not evaporate as easily and is less volatile.
Topics: Biofuel, Energy, News, Positives, Science |
Related Posts
- Ethanol Entrepreneurs Making Their Moves
- Betting The Farm
- Brazilian Sugar Cane Ethanol - Private Equity, Investors Move In: Investment Challenges And Opportunities
- Can You Purchase An Ethanol Car Engine?
- Algenol Trains Algae To Turn Carbon Into Ethanol
- A Better Way To Make Hydrogen From Biofuels
- State Seeks Input On Ethanol Fuel Standards
- Sugar-Powered Cars ‘In 10 Years’
- Venezuela To Make Ethanol From Sugar, Yucca, Universal Says
- Cellulosic Ethanol A First For Racing Fuel
New Way Of Making Easy Money Online