Pakistan researchers explore biofuels from spent tea leaves
In Pakistan, researchers are reporting that are used tea leaves — of which there are several million tons consumed annually, are a potentially viable cellulosic feedstock for ethanol, biodiesel as well as drop-in fuels. A group at the Nano Science and Catalysis Division at Quaid-i-Azam University have pioneered the use of a nanocatalyst to accelerate reaction times to viably extract energy from the spent leaves.
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