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Biofuel Isobutanol




UCLA researchers use bacteria to convert carbon dioxide to isobutanol fuel using solar photosynthesis. Isobutanol can be used as tranportation fuel using the existing gasoline infrastructure. ...
... "In a new approach, researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have genetically modified a cyanobacterium to consume carbon dioxide and produce the liquid fuel isobutanol, which holds great potential as a gasoline alternative. " ...
Via UCLA: Bacteria to liquid fuel

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