Banking on Biobutanol: New Method Revisits Fermenting This Fuel From Crops Instead of Petroleum

摘要

Amodified method of producing biobutanol is in the works to make the fuel more competitive with ethanol as a cleanburning alternative to gasoline and other fossil fuels. Biobutanol offers several advantages over ethanol. It can be transported in existing pipelines, is less corrosive and less prone to water contamination, can be mixed with gasoline or used alone in internal combustion engines, and packs more energy per gallon than ethanol.