Ethanol has been used for centuries as the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages. Pure or denatured, ethanol can be used as a solvent or in medicines and colognes. It is a colorless liquid that has a strong odor and is explosive. It burns with a smokeless blue flame that isn’t always visible in [...]
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By Greg Breining, Yale Environment 360
Posted on July 13, 2009
http://www.alternet.org/story/141209/
In his quest for a fuel of the future, Roger Ruan has found a valuable resource in something nobody else wants — the wastewater from Minneapolis’ largest sewage treatment plant.
The University of Minnesota professor is tapping into this rather unlikely source to grow single-celled algae and [...]
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There are a few things yuckier than E. coli. E. coli is really one nasty bacteria, yet there is someone out there doing good with it. Here is an article that really lets you know that there are some people thinking way outside of the box when it comes to creating alternate fuel. I think [...]
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