Researchers increase sugarcane ethanol output by 17 percent

In a new article published in ACS’ Biotechnology Progress, researchers boosted sugarcane ethanol output by 17 percent by introducing extremely low frequency magnetic waves. The study also showed a material improvement in ethanol production time, reducing cycle time by two hours.

The technology advances will be most beneficial to Brazil, but several US-based sugar ethanol plants have been announced in recent weeks. Brazilian sugar was mentioned in an OECD report on biofuels as the only viable, unrecycled biofuel feedstock.

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