SUNY ESF developing new biofuels

YNN (Syracuse)
05/23/2011 01:21 PM
By: Web Staff

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- When you go to fill up at the pump, you may notice most gas stations now use ethanol to supplement their fuel, but at SUNY ESF, scientists are working on an even more energy efficient alternative biofuel, Butanol.

They let us into their labs Monday to show us how the process works. By simply using water, heat and pressure, they can transform wood chips into this viable alternative fuel.

The process is still in the research stages, but experts say it has many advantages over ethanol.

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