Spanish Scientists Find Oil-Storing Fungi or Mold Could Be Good Biodiesel Feedstock

Biofuels Journal
Date Posted: June 11, 2010

In the quest for alternatives to soybeans, palm, and other edible oilseed plants as sources for biodiesel production, enter an unlikely new candidate: A fungus, or mold, that produces and socks away large amounts of oils that are suitable for low-cost, eco-friendly biodiesel.

That's the topic of a study in ACS' bi-monthly journal Energy & Fuels.

Victoriano Garre and colleagues point out that manufacturers usually produce biodiesel fuel from plant oils — such as rapeseed, palm, and soy.

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