New biofuel
process dramatically improves energy recovery
Published:
July 10, 2012
EAST
LANSING, Mich. — A new biofuel production process created by Michigan State
University researchers produces energy more than 20 times higher than existing
methods.
The
results, published in the current issue of Environmental Science and
Technology, showcase a novel way to use microbes to produce biofuel and
hydrogen, all while consuming agricultural wastes.
Gemma
Reguera, MSU microbiologist, has developed bioelectrochemical systems known as
microbial electrolysis cells, or MECs, using bacteria to breakdown and ferment
agricultural waste into ethanol.
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