Using newspapers to fuel cars?
By estherlou
@estherlou (5015)
United States
August 28, 2011 2:21pm CST
"Tulane University scientists discovered a strain of clostridia bacteria, dubbed "TU-103," that can devour old newspapers to produce butanol, a substitute for gasoline." This could reduce the cost to produce bio-butanol and is the first discovery that would enable the production of any kind of fuel from cellulose and not just newspaper. "In addition to possible savings on the price per gallon, as a fuel, bio-butanol produced from cellulose would dramatically reduce carbon dioxide and smog emissions in comparison to gasoline, and have a positive impact on landfill waste." http://news.discovery.com/earth/old-news-to-new-fuel-110826.html
This sounds like we're making some progress in alternate fuels and not just using ethanol from corn and sugar cane. Anything we can come up with to reduce our use of oil sounds like a good thing.
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5 responses
@iGotNoSwag (1)
• United States
28 Aug 11
Cost 50 cents and helps the environment? sign me up haha. If this method turns out to be effective, I think this could be a revolutionary change in the world of vehicles. I spend about 200 bucks on gas every month and if this proves right it might reduce the cost to 100? fifty? even twenty? In my opinion this is a good idea.
@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
29 Aug 11
It sounds good, but I don't think they will ever reduce the price, no matter what. If it was air that made a car go, they would charge an outrageous price to add it to your car. I do think, finding other things, is great.
@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
28 Aug 11
I just wonder why we are not moving ahead faster on things like this. You are right, it does sound very positive and promising.
@BarBaraPrz (51831)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
28 Aug 11
Yup, sounds like a good thing.
Wonder how long before Big Oil finds a way to suppress it?
