Edinburgh University Researchers Turn Whisky Dregs Into Fuel for Everyday Cars

Source: fastcompany.com Posted By: Cat B...5774 days ago

Researchers in Edinburgh have created a biofuel out of the by-products of whisky that is so powerful it can be used in an unmodified car. The biobutanol, a next-gen biofuel, is made using the pot ale and the draff--that's the liquid found at the bottom of whisky distilling containers, or stills, and the used grain. The $404,000 project has proved so successful that the Biofuel Research Centre at Edinburgh Napier University has applied for a patent.

Professor Martin Tangney is Director of the university's....

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