Biofuel production can be an expensive process that requires
considerable use of fossil fuels, but a Missouri University of Science and
Technology microbiologist's patented process could reduce the cost and the
reliance on fossil fuels, while streamlining the process.
The process involves a microbe that thrives in extreme
conditions.
Dr. Melanie Mormile, a professor of biological sciences at
Missouri S&T, has found a particular bacterium, called "Halanaerobium
hydrogeniformans," that can be used to streamline biofuel production.