science

anything related to science from the lab to the everyday

research

anything and everything to do with research

MotW

Molecule of the Week

opinion

like something else, everybody has them, we’re no different

media

science stories that comes from ‘big’ media… tv, newspapers, major news outlets, etc…

Home » Archive by Tags

Articles tagged with: biofuel

Biomass to ethanol with a twist
Submitted by skassel on October 17, 2009 – 6:59 pm | 2 Comments

A new refinery outside Pittsburgh uses a different approach to convert biomass to ethanol. Instead of using bacteria to break down biomass/cellulosic material that is then fermented and distilled to give ethanol, the biomass is …