Thailand to produce 2 million litre of ethanol daily from cassava chips

The Financial Express (India)
Joseph Vackayil
Posted online: Monday , April 14, 2008 at 2227 hrs IST

Chennai, Apr 13--Cassava or tapioca has erupted into the first decade of the third millennium as a crop that can contribute to agro-industrial and small-farmer development in the tropics. It is the safest and most economic feedstock for the production of biofuel. The carbohydrate-rich cassava is a food crop, both for humans and animals, and also an ideal crop for biofuels. New processes and technologies are being developed by researchers for the cost effective production of ethanol from cassava.

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