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09/13/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Bioethanol waste shows potential as natural alternative for conventional fertilizer

A study led by researchers from the University of Florida has given new life to waste products from biorefineries by treating them with phosphoric acids during the production process. Their findings, published in the American Journal of Environmental Sciences, followed a thorough investigation of the potential of fermented waste products to be used as a phosphorus fertilizer. […]

09/06/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Crops treated with bioethanol waste show higher leaf greenness and biomass

Adding fermentation waste can significantly increase crop yield and biomass, according to researchers from the University of Florida. In their study, published in the American Journal of Environmental Sciences, the team looked at the potential of fermentation waste from bioethanol waste to be used as a phosphorus (P) fertilizer. Researchers studied whether pretreating biorefinery waste with phosphoric […]

12/31/2017 / By Janine Acero

Beer as a renewable fuel: Vehicles could run on it 2022, without having to be altered

Beer could soon replace diesel and gasoline as a promising source of sustainable motor fuel by 2022, thanks to chemists who developed a method for converting the alcoholic beverage into a new type of fuel without the need to alter the vehicles. Scientists from the University of Bristol have managed to create fuel from beer by converting […]

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