From plant to power

摘要

Petrol might yet survive the green revolution. Some investors are taking seriously the concept of 'green gasoline' - transforming the woody remains of plants into exact replicas of today's transportation fuels.rnMany see promise because, unlike other biofuels, this product would blend smoothly into today's petrol-driven infrastructure. "This is one I like. It's got a chance of making it," says Lanny Schmidt, a chemical engineer who works on combustion processes and alternative fuels at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.