Tobacco Biofuel Role
A number of gasoline alternatives are explored at the Chi Town Auto Show, with an interesting twist on biofuel with tobacco as feedstock. ...
... "Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have found a way to boost biofuel production from tobacco leaves. If the research pans out, tobacco could prove extremely useful since it’s not a food crop. " ...Via Medill Reports: http://bit.ly/cpNJGn
If the seeds and leaves generate oil, tobacco could have a role as a biofuel feedstock. ...
... "According to Vyacheslav Andrianov, Ph.D., assistant professor of Cancer Biology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, tobacco can generate biofuelVia TJU: Engineered Tobacco Plants Have More Potential as a Biofuelmore efficiently than other agricultural crops. " ...
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