University of Maine Researchers Find New Way to Draw Fuel from Trees, Trash...

摘要

A new process developed at the University of Maine (UMaine) for creating biofuel from wood is one of many steps that could help stem the United States' dependency on foreign crude oil by acting as an efficient, environment-friendly additive to traditional petroleum products. The product is a hydrocarbon fuel oil created using cellulose from fallen tree limbs, cardboard or even grass. "This process isunique in its simplicity," said Clayton Wheeler, a UMaine associate professor of chemical andbiological engineering whodeveloped the method along with students in his lab.