Michigan State University finds biofuel production process with yields 20x current rates

July 16, 2012 |
In Michigan, a biofuel production process with a yield 20 times higher than current processes was discovered by a Michigan State microbiologist. Dr. Gemma Reguera’s process uses a second bacterium in the breakdown process, which removes the nonethanol materials while generating electricity. The process averaged 35 to 40% energy recovery from the fermentation process using corn stover, whose maximum energy recoveries fall usually between 3 and 4 percent. The research is published in in the current issue of Environmental Science and Technology.

Category: Research

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