Breakthrough in using bacteria to make biodiesel

Biodiesel

08-02-10

Biofuel startup LS9 and California researchers have claimed a breakthrough in converting non-food biomass into biodiesel using a genetically modified form of e. coli bacteria.

The research, done with the University of California at Berkeley and the U.S. Department of Energy's Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), is a step toward lowering the cost of making biodiesel from wood chips, corn stover, and other residual agricultural products. The group published its results in the journal Nature recently.

Source: asia.cnet.com/crave/2010/02/02/researchers-coax-bacteria-to-make-biodiesel/

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