02-07-2008
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Re: What plants might be grown, just for bio-fuel?
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Bio-crude turns cheap waste into valuable fuel
Reference: 08/09
CSIRO and Monash University have developed a chemical process that turns green waste into a stable bio-crude oil.
4 February 2008
The bio-crude oil can be used to produce high value chemicals and biofuels, including both petrol and diesel replacement fuels.
“By making changes to the chemical process, we’ve been able to create a concentrated bio-crude which is much more stable than that achieved elsewhere in the world,” says Dr Steven Loffler of CSIRO Forest Biosciences.
“This makes it practical and economical to produce bio-crude in local areas for transport to a central refinery, overcoming the high costs and greenhouse gas emissions otherwise involved in transporting bulky green wastes over long distances.”
The process uses low value waste such as forest thinnings, crop residues, waste paper and garden waste, significant amounts of which are currently dumped in landfill or burned.
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Bio-crude turns cheap waste into valuable fuel (Media Release)
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