theblackalchemist Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 Experts convert sugar into diesel WASHINGTON: Two separate research teams have claimed to have converted sugar from agricultural waste and non-food plants into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and a range of other valuable chemicals. The two teams are chemical engineer Randy Cortright and his colleagues at Virent Energy Systems of Madison, Wisconsin, and researchers led by NSF-supported chemical engineer James Dumesic of the University of Wisconsin at Madison. The teams are going to announce this month that sugars and carbohydrates can be processed like petroleum into the full suite of products that drive the fuel, pharmaceutical and chemical industries. According to John Regalbuto, director of the Catalysis and Biocatalysis Program at NSF (National Science Foundation) and chair of an interagency working group on biomass conversion, "Even when solar and wind, in addition to clean coal and nuclear, become highly developed.... Experts convert sugar into diesel-Health/Sci-The Times of India Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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