Compost Heap Bacteria Could Provide 10 Percent Of UK Transport Fuel Needs
London, UK (SPX) Sep 15, 2008
Bacteria found in compost heaps able to convert waste plant fibre into ethanol could eventually provide up 10% of the UK's transport fuel needs, scientists heard at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn meeting being held this week at Trinity College, Dublin. Researchers from Guildford, UK, have successfully developed a new strain of bacteria that can break down straw and ... read more
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