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Thursday, April 5, 2012

UCLA produces isobutanol from bacteria

Biofuels Digest
Jim Lane April 4, 2012

In California, researchers at UCLA have produced isobutanol from genetically modified bacteria, carbon dioxide and electricity produced from solar cells. Researchers say the new process could eventually be even more efficient than a plant’s own photosynthesis processes. The team is currently working on how to move up beyond laboratory scale now that the process has been proven feasible.

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