Venezuela Pioneers Alternative Fuel from Cassava Root

New Tang Dynasty TV
2009-7-28 3:37158

Venezuela may soon be able to add a new form of energy to complement its vast oil reserves.

A team of engineers has found a way to convert waste products created when producing Casabes, or flat breads from the cassava root, into ethanol, butanol, isobutanol and proponal energy compounds that can produce fuel.

Cassava root, popularly known as Yuca, is the third largest source of carbohydrates for human food in the world.

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