Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

University of Alabama Huntsville Graduate Student Studies Bacterium...

Biofuels Journal
Date Posted: January 24, 2011

...for Potential to Convert Biodiesel Byproduct Glycerol to Fuels and Chemicals

Huntsville, AL—A strain of bacteria found in soil is being studied for its ability to convert waste from a promising alternative fuel into several useful materials, including another alternative fuel.

A graduate student at The University of Alabama in Huntsville is developing biological tools to make products from crude glycerol -- a waste material from the production of biodiesel.

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